Staff Software Engineer | Authentication & Authorization

Job Description:

The Identity team builds the foundational platform for identity at Ramp, which includes authentication, authorization, and core domain models. Our aim is to make the platform as secure and seamless as possible, to delight Ramp’s users and businesses in those first crucial moments while onboarding to our platform, and enable larger and more complex use cases for Ramp. In this role, you will be an advocate and coach for your team while solving various backend challenges, doing hands-on coding, and scaling product success at a fast-paced start-up. Our ideal candidate leverages their leadership, technical expertise and passion to multiply the overall output of their development team.

What You’ll Do

Help lead (and — if you’re up for it — manage) a team of highly skilled backend engineers while coaching, mentoring, and advocating for them
Reimagine and build the next generation of authentication and authorization at Ramp, providing a secure foundation to power Ramp’s growth
Build underlying platform primitives for other engineering teams at Ramp to utilize and leverage for their work
Lead discussions and implementation of multiple complex projects
Continuously improve our engineering processes, tools, and systems that allow us to scale the code base, productivity, and the team
Proactively engage with your peers and managers to provide and solicit feedback
What You Need

A minimum of 7 years of backend engineering experience preferred
A minimum of 3 years of technical leadership experience leading and/or managing teams
Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java
A track record of shipping high-quality products and leading projects at scale
Nice to Haves

Experience or interest in Authentication, Authorization, Federation, and Identity Management.
Interest in protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, and OpenID Connect.
Experience with our tech stack which includes: Python (Flask), AWS, RabbitMQ, Celery, Redis, and PostgreSQL
Compensation.

100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
Partially covered for your dependents
One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match)
Please note only 401k contributions made while employed by Ramp are eligible for an employer match
Unlimited PTO
Fertility HRA Up to $5,000 per year
WFH stipend to support your home office needs
Wellness stipend
Parental Leave
Relocation support
Pet insurance

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