Staff Software Engineer, Agent Identity Security

ServiceNow•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$166,500 - $291,400

About The Position

Veza is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help design, develop, and maintain its Agent Identity Security products. The team is advancing security for AI agents and copilots across enterprise systems by discovering agents, tracking their actions, and developing access management and runtime authorization capabilities. The role focuses on addressing the access risks posed by AI agents and building a scalable identity security solution for agents deployed across different applications and systems. The engineer will influence the long-term agent identity security roadmap and help define industry standards for agent security, visibility into rogue agents, and least-privilege access. The role collaborates with product management, engineering teams, and security experts to deliver production-grade features, and owns features from concept and design through deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. AI techniques and tools are used to advance the product.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of backend software development experience, with a focus on APIs, microservices architecture, or related areas.
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Golang or Java.
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and familiarity with IAM services and features.
Enthusiasm for distributed systems, including designing, developing, debugging, and monitoring them.

Nice To Haves

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, caching mechanisms, and distributed systems.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong sense of product feature ownership from ideation through deployment.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and scale an identity security solution for AI agents deployed across applications and systems.
Shape the agent identity security roadmap and help define standards for securing agents, identifying rogue agents, and ensuring least-privilege access.
Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, and security experts to translate security challenges into robust, scalable, production-grade features.
Own the feature lifecycle from concept and design through deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
Use AI techniques and tools to advance the Agent Security product.