Senior Backend Software Engineer - Identity Security

About this job

We are looking for product‑oriented backend engineers to join the Identity Security team  will be responsible for designing and implementing backend services and APIs that enable access controls auditing tools, audit logging, session recording summarization, and identity workflows in all aspects of Teleport.

You will be involved in the entire product development cycle, from working with customers to understand security needs, to writing RFDs for your design ideas, to implementing distributed systems in Go. You will work very closely with engineers, product managers, and security researchers to design features that secure and monitor access to infrastructure at scale.

• Scaling Teleport’s audit log and event pipeline for high‑volume use cases
• Developing session recording and summarisation features for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and Windows recordings
• Developing fine‑grained access control visualisations and identity workflows
• Optimising Identity Security to be more efficient by improving backend performance, indexing, filtering, and policy evaluation

Design and implement backend services and APIs for access control auditing, audit logging, session recording summarization, and identity workflows.

Engage with customers to understand security needs.

Write RFDs and design documentation.

Build distributed systems in Go.

Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and security researchers to design features that secure and monitor access to infrastructure at scale.

• Go or Rust experience
• Linux systems engineering
• Cryptography engineering experience is a plus

• 30‑minute introductory call to discuss compensation and the interview process
• Submit a coding challenge in Go using Git Hub

• Extensive health coverage
• Annual expense budget
• Rest & recovery policies that maximise leave and your ability to recharge
• Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
• Equity in a US $1.1‑bn business
• Professional development opportunities

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