Staff Software Engineer - IAM
About The Position
Starburst is hiring a backend engineer for its Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. The team builds data governance experiences focused on security, performance, ease of use, and flexibility across authentication and authorization systems. Its work includes developing industry-standard authentication tooling and making access-control capabilities—such as RBAC, ABAC, data classification, and tagging—fast, powerful, and simple to use. The engineer will design, develop, and operate IAM features for Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP). The role includes developing product features, supporting production systems, building tools, collaborating across teams and with stakeholders, and contributing throughout the product lifecycle. The position is based in Starburst’s Boston office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite one to two days per week. Occasional travel may be required for onboarding, offsites, customer engagements, and company events.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of experience developing distributed systems.
- Extensive software development experience with Java.
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
- Demonstrate ownership, grit, and bias for action.
Nice To Haves
- Prior software development experience in authentication, authorization, or audit.
- Full-stack experience with ReactJS.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and operate Identity and Access Management features for Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP).
- Develop new product features, support the product in production, and build tools.
- Build and implement features across the product lifecycle, including standalone security tools, CI/CD pipeline integrations, and product security features and fixes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to ensure a strong customer experience and service security.
- Review peers’ pull requests and design proposals considerately and promptly.
Benefits
- Equity packages in the form of ISOs.
- Comprehensive benefits offering.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Competitive pay and attractive stock grants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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