Base Power
Software Engineer, Backend (Security)
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
About the job
Build and operate Base’s identity and authorization platform, enabling secure workforce, cloud, service, and device access.
What you'll do
- Build and operate workforce identity features, including SSO, app integrations, provisioning, and user lifecycle automation.
- Design authentication policies and authorization primitives, and federate access to AWS and GCP using short-lived credentials.
- Maintain entitlements-as-code and build workload identity infrastructure backed by governed PKI.
What they ask for
- Strong backend engineering experience in Go, Java, or a similar systems language.
- Experience designing or operating identity systems such as SSO/IdP, authentication/authorization, entitlements, or workload identity.
- Working knowledge of OIDC, SAML, and SCIM.
- Comfort with cryptographic identity primitives such as PKI, mTLS, or hardware-backed keys.
Tools
Go, Java, Okta, SAML/OIDC, SCIM, AWS IAM Identity Center, GCP Workforce Identity Federation, GitOps
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