Senior Backend Engineer, IAM
$191K–$267K
Remote - United States +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 2, 2026
- Location
- Remote - United States
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 5+ years overall, including at least 2+ years focused on security-sensitive domains.
About the job
Build and maintain scalable backend systems for Reddit’s identity, authentication, and authorization services, while helping define IAM strategy and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and improve backend services and architecture for authentication, authorization, and identity.
- Select and drive high-impact projects with cross-functional teams to advance Reddit’s IAM roadmap.
- Coach and mentor technical contributors and support reliable, high-performing systems.
What they ask for
- 5+ years designing and developing large-scale distributed backend systems, including at least 2+ years in IAM, Security, Privacy, or Anti-Abuse.
- Technical understanding of identity concepts, authentication protocols, session management, authorization access models, and centralized authorization engines.
- Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages.
- Experience driving high-impact projects aligned with company strategy; strong collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Go.
- Experience with or curiosity to learn Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, or GCP.
Pay
$190,800 — $267,100 USD (base salary)
Tools
OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, ABAC, RBAC, ReBAC, Go, Kubernetes
AI focus
AI may be used to record, transcribe, and summarize interviews in select roles and locations; candidates can opt out before scheduled interviews.
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