[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, IAM

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mozilla Corporation is a non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to rebuild their Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, focusing on enhancing scalability, security, and user experience.


Responsibilities

  • Architect and lead IAM / IdP system redesign, emphasizing user experience and scalability
  • Guide technical decision-making and adoption of user-centric solutions
  • Guide team members and promote engineering standard methodologies, with a focus on usability and maintainability
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration for efficient and cohesive platform delivery
  • Drive automation and self-service capabilities in IAM / IdP, ensuring robust security, compliance, and improved user satisfaction
  • Meet with engineering teams across Mozilla to understand their needs and concerns around access management
  • Document standard methodologies and design guidelines
  • Be trusted to resolve unclear but urgent tasks

Skills

  • 10+ years experience in software engineering with at least 5 years of extensive IAM / IdP expertise
  • Successfully implemented IAM/IdP Solution using Okta, Google IdP
  • Proven technical leadership experience
  • Expertise in AuthN, AuthZ, and access governance
  • Deep knowledge of identity lifecycle management and access governance
  • Proficient in Python, JavaScript, Github actions, GitOps workflows
  • Strong expertise integrating with Cloud Service Providers and cloud-native technologies, preferably GCP
  • Excellent communication skills aligning technology with user needs and organizational goals
  • Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity
  • Curiosity and interest in learning new things
  • Experience with distributed systems architecture and design
  • Knowledge of cloud security principles (especially around IAM)
  • Open source software involvement

Benefits

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans to all regular employees - we share in our success as one team
  • Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
  • Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
  • Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
  • One-time home office stipend
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Quarterly well-being stipend
  • Considerable paid parental leave
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

Company Overview

  • Mozilla provides internet solutions and offers firefox, thunderbird, and raindrop. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is

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