Lead Software Engineer (Identity)

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who brings strength in both backend distributed systems and data engineering

In this role, you’ll design APIs and event-driven services, scale our systems to handle rapidly growing data volumes, and modernize our platform for resilience, transparency, and performance

Design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, graph transparency, and integrations

Develop and optimize event-driven pipelines and workflows processing billions of signals

Deploy and operate cloud-native services on EKS/Kubernetes, leveraging Helm for repeatable deployments

Ensure reliability, observability, and scalability across services and data pipelines

Collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to deliver end-to-end identity solutions

Mentor engineers and influence architecture and roadmap- Solid knowledge of SQL, data modelling, and cloud platforms (AWS)

Proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS preferred) and deployment practices (Helm, service meshes)

5+ years of experience in backend and/or data engineering at scale

Hands-on experience with Kafka (or similar), Spark/Hive/Flink, and workflow schedulers (Airflow/Luigi)

Strong communication skills and a track record of driving technical direction and mentoring teams

Strong skills in Python, Java, or Scala, with expertise in APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven design

Familiarity with columnar / NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Snowflake, HBase, Scylla, Couchbase)

Experience with large-scale or multi-tenant distributed systems

Exposure to real-time streaming frameworks (Flink, Storm)

Knowledge of open table formats (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta Lake)

Background in security, compliance, or privacy related to identity systems