Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Overview

Join the Auth0 Security Engineering organization as a Staff Software Engineer, building and managing services that secure the platform Auth0 runs on.

What you'll do

• Build, maintain, and operate platform security services and controls using Python, Node.js, or Golang.
• Design, build, and optimize custom workflows to ingest, process, and distribute security data to downstream systems at scale.
• Architect maintainable, secure, and resilient microservices and platform integrations that protect our infrastructure without adding friction for engineering teams.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code while driving technical designs and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Raise the bar for the organization by mentoring junior engineers and influencing senior leadership on critical security decisions.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software services.
• Hands-on mastery of Python, Node.js, or Golang.
• Strong track record of designing scalable, maintainable, and secure software architectures.
• Solid experience with cloud-native environments (AWS or Azure) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Practical experience building platform security controls, managing service permissions, and applying secure coding practices.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-throughput streaming platforms or log processing tools (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Vector).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and Policy-as-Code tools.
• Familiarity with compliance standards (FedRAMP, SOC2) and security frameworks in multi-cloud environments.
• Experience or interest in applying AI/ML tools to automate security workflows and analysis.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Work mode: Hybrid.