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Senior Software Engineer

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Hybrid (Remote (US))$150k - $190kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer at AuthZed (SpiceDB) focusing on building and operating fine-grained authorization infrastructure and open-source projects within the AuthZed ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Build SpiceDB and the AuthZed OSS ecosystem: Research, design, implement, test, and release features across SpiceDB and other open-source AuthZed projects.
  • Champion of Quality: Drive best practices in software development, testing, and CI/CD to ensure our platform is robust, scalable, and always on the leading edge.
  • Embrace the "operate what you build" philosophy, taking end-to-end ownership of your work - from development and deployment to production operations, and participate in on-call rotation.
  • Problem Solver: Troubleshoot correctness, stability or performance issues related to statement planning and execution in a complex distributed system.
  • Work in the open: Collaborate with users and contributors, review contributions, participate in technical discussions, and help evolve our open-source projects and APIs.
  • Continuous Improver: Proactively identify opportunities to optimize processes, streamline operations, and elevate team performance.
  • Collaborator and Mentor: Work closely with other engineers, product, and support teams.
  • Storyteller: Showcase your work through technical documentation, blogs, and talks, representing AuthZed as a thought leader in the industry.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience working in programming languages like Golang, python, Java. Experience with Go is a plus.
  • Strong Systems engineering background (e.g. distributed systems, operating systems, databases).
  • Experience building and debugging complex production systems where correctness, reliability, and performance matter.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and managing distributed databases in cloud-native environments.
  • Experience with modern software development practices and tools, such as continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), Docker, and Git.
  • Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • A proven ability to thrive in remote-first, cross-time-zone teams, collaborating effectively to deliver impactful results.

Skills

Required:Golang (Go)Distributed systemsCI/CDDockerCloud infrastructureCommunication
Nice to have:PythonJava

Benefits

  • competitive pay tailored to your experience
  • early-stage startup stock options
  • healthcare (for US team members) and insurance plans
  • fully remote with flexible hours
  • twice-yearly offsites focused on bonding, collaborating, and having fun together
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About authzed

Cloud Infrastructure for Authorization

We build the tools companies need to provide performant and scalable authorization for their applications. We’re founded by 3 successful entrepreneurs with expertise in enterprise software, most recently as leaders at Red Hat. Jake and Joey met on the APIs team at Google in 2010. They went on to found Quay, where Jimmy joined as their first hire. Over the past decade, they’ve changed the landscape for building and deploying software.

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