Principal Software Developer
About The Position
At OneSpan, we specialize in digital identity and anti-fraud solutions that create exceptional and secure experiences. OneSpan helps the world's leading banks, enterprises, and governments secure digital identities, transactions, and agreements. We empower critical infrastructure organizations to thrive by enabling secure, compliant, and frictionless digital interactions. Trusted by 60% of the world's top 100 banks, we protect over 300 million endpoints globally with award-winning authentication, mobile app security, and anti-fraud solutions. Our Passkey Solution — built on FIDO2/WebAuthn — represents a cornerstone of our next-generation authentication portfolio and a recognized market-leading product. Join us in shaping the passwordless future. We're looking for a Technical Software Lead to join our growing team in San Jose, CA. In this role, you will own the design and delivery of scalable, secure backend services for our authentication and identity platforms. You'll set the technical bar for a distributed engineering team, guide architecture and code quality, and partner closely with Product, Security, and Platform to ship features that protect our customers' most sensitive transactions.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software product development experience, delivering products used at scale by customers.
- 7+ years of experience as a technical lead for product development teams.
- Proven experience with identity and authentication platforms.
- Strong expertise in Java, distributed systems, and API design.
- Experience with zero-downtime deployments and production-grade systems.
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-based deployments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using, and leading teams in using, AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of the development workflow.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performing services and REST APIs.
- Provide technical leadership for a distributed team through design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring.
- Drive scalability, reliability, and security across distributed systems.
- Partner with Product, Security, and Platform teams to deliver high-impact features.
- Champion best practices for zero-downtime deployments, observability, and system resilience.
- Drive adoption of AI coding tools across the team to improve development velocity and quality.
- Present and demonstrate product value and capabilities to internal stakeholders and external audiences.
Benefits
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for employer sponsorship.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
