Software Engineer, Backend (Security)
Base Power Company6 hours ago
Responsibilities
- Build and operate Okta as the workforce identity provider, including SSO, SAML/OIDC integrations, SCIM provisioning, and joiner/mover/leaver automation.
- Design authentication and authorization primitives such as MFA, device assurance, RBAC, least-privilege role catalogs, and break-glass access.
- Federate AWS and GCP access using short-lived credentials instead of long-lived IAM users and service-account keys.
- Maintain entitlements-as-code in the GitOps monorepo through reviewable pull requests.
- Build workload and headless identity infrastructure, including private CA/PKI, AWS Roles Anywhere, GCP WIF-X509, and hardware-backed key custody.
- Define Identity Assurance Level requirements according to NIST SP 800-63-3.
- Partner with IT, security, and application teams while application teams retain ownership of authorization business logic.
Requirements
- Strong backend engineering experience in Go, Java, or a similar systems language.
- Experience designing or operating identity systems, including SSO/IdP, authentication and authorization, entitlements, or workload identity.
- Working knowledge of OIDC, SAML, and SCIM, including judgment about when to use each.
- Experience with cryptographic identity primitives such as PKI, mTLS, or hardware-backed keys.
- Ability to make durable technical decisions and operate with high ownership in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
Benefits
- In-person work at Base.
- Fast-changing startup environment with responsibilities that may expand based on business needs.
- Opportunity to build the identity layer for a rapidly scaling energy company from close to zero.
- The role is not a standard 9-to-5 position, reflecting Base’s all-in work culture.
About Base Power Company
Base Power Company builds and operates distributed home battery systems that provide outage protection and lower electric costs for households, while strengthening local grid reliability. The company sells and finances these systems directly and through partnerships with homebuilders in a B2B2C model. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Base is privately held and focuses on clean energy, energy storage, and grid services in the U.S. market.