Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management
AlphaSenseResponsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve authorization systems using RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC.
- Design, build, and evolve authentication systems across multiple use cases while working with the Auth0 integration.
- Design, build, and evolve user management systems for creating, provisioning, and managing identities and entitlements.
- Build scalable self-service GraphQL, gRPC, and REST APIs for product engineering teams.
- Partner with security teams to deliver secure-by-design platforms aligned with SOC2 and GDPR requirements.
- Contribute to the roadmap and own execution of key initiatives across authentication, authorization, and user management.
- Collaborate with the User Management team and dependent engineering teams.
- Promote strong testing, observability, and reliability practices across the platform.
Requirements
- Strong experience building and operating identity, authentication, or authorization platforms at scale.
- Backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux, and Maven.
- Experience with SQL, GraphQL, gRPC, and REST APIs.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Knowledge of RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, SAML 2.0, enterprise SSO federation, and SCIM.
- Experience with event-driven architecture patterns and automated testing or TDD.
- Ability to take deep technical ownership of complex problems and execute independently.
- Genuine interest in security and experience partnering with security teams on secure-by-design systems.
- Auth0 experience is preferred.
- SpiceDB or Zanzibar-style authorization system experience is preferred.
- Apollo Federation experience is preferred.
- OpenTelemetry experience is preferred.
- Experience operating in SOC2- and/or GDPR-compliant environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Distributed and flexible working arrangements with a Helsinki office typically used once a week.
- Relocation support for single employees, couples, and families.
- Private healthcare services through Terveystalo.
- Two weeks of vacation granted up front, with the possibility of using additional days as they accrue.
- Access to a gym room, gaming room, free parking near the office, mobile phone, lunch benefit, mobile plan, home internet, and remote work equipment.
- Career opportunities and training.
Tech Stack
About AlphaSense
AlphaSense is the technology behind the business world’s most important decisions – from Wall Street to boardrooms across every major industry. Trusted by over 6,500 leading companies – including 88% of the S&P 100, 80% of top global banks, and all 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms – our AI search and market intelligence platform empowers business leaders to move faster and with greater confidence by delivering the right insights at the right moment. Whether investing, acquiring, advising, or launching, AlphaSense fuels the decisions where clarity creates competitive edge. Headquartered in New York City, AlphaSense employs over 2,500 people across offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.alpha-sense.com.