Senior Software Engineer - Platform Services

Delinea • Redwood City, CA

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About The Position

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. Learn more about Delinea on Delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
Join our passionate, global team at Delinea and help us make the world a safer and more secure place. Our success is driven by world-class product leadership, outstanding engineers, and strategic investment from TPG. We value diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, we want to hear from you.
Apply today to help us achieve our mission.
This position is on the Audit and Reporting team, key areas on the Delinea
platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will architect, develop, and deliver
secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-based solutions. You will design and
implement microservices using C# .NET and deploy workloads through
Kubernetes in Microsoft Azure while automating infrastructure with Terraform.
In addition, will also help define (green-field) and drive the integration of AI and
contextual intelligence using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), while ensuring
robust database design, performance optimization, and data security across
distributed systems. This position plays a key role in strengthening Delinea’s
identity and access management ecosystem through high-quality engineering
practices and innovation. You will report to the team’s engineering manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software engineering with C# .NET and microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in designing, developing, and maintaining relational and NoSQL databases, including Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, query optimization, and transactional consistency within distributed environments.
• Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for Azure Cloud.
• Practical experience integrating AI/ML systems using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar AI frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Deep understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, and privileged access control.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor within a collaborative team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with database performance tuning, replication, and high- availability configurations.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, service meshes, and API gateways
• Knowledge of observability frameworks (Datadog, Grafana) for monitoring and diagnostics.
• Understanding of Zero Trust architectures and secure software lifecycle practices.
• Prior experience in AI-enhanced security, automated policy enforcement, or data compliance management.
• Proven success in Agile software development and continuous delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect the design and help develop, test and maintain secure microservices and distributed systems using C# .NET, ensuring alignment with Delinea’s cloud and security architecture standards.
• Lead the design and implementation of AI and automation features using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable intelligent, adaptive access management.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize database schemas, queries, and stored procedures across SQL and NoSQL systems such as Azure SQL and Cosmos DB.
• Ensure data integrity, availability, and security within microservice communication and storage layers.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for consistent provisioning and lifecycle management of Azure resources.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure, automated deployments using Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and DevOps teams to define system roadmaps, ensuring compliance with security and privacy requirements.
• Conduct code and design reviews, emphasizing performance, security, and maintainability.
• Provide technical mentorship to engineering peers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation in AI-assisted automation, context-aware security, and data-driven decisioning across Delinea’s platforms.

Benefits

• We offer competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance, as well as pension/retirement matching, comprehensive life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees