Reddit

Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

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3 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$217k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop, scale, and maintain Reddit’s internal IAM capabilities, platforms, and infrastructure.
  • Design and deploy API integrations and custom enterprise IGA connectivity solutions.
  • Modernize identity infrastructure and improve self-service identity lifecycle management.
  • Integrate corporate identity systems across SCIM, SAML, MCP, agentic use cases, and resource automation.
  • Build monitoring frameworks, dashboards, alerting, synthetic transactions, and anomaly detection for high availability.
  • Use identity data to track license utilization, support fiscal planning, and drive platform adoption.
  • Maintain documentation, audit logs, and reports to improve processes and support compliance.
  • Troubleshoot complex production incidents, analyze failure conditions, and perform root-cause analysis for 24x7 operations.
  • Guide cross-functional partners on IAM best practices and raise engineering standards through code reviews and technical practices.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of backend development experience across databases, networking, and efficient computing.
  • Deep experience with the full workforce identity lifecycle, including Joiner, Mover, Leaver, access requests, and certifications.
  • Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript, with end-to-end ownership of testing, monitoring, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Strong understanding of OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and secure-by-design principles.
  • Hands-on familiarity with IGA, MFA, PAM/PIM, JIT, Okta, LDAP, and SailPoint.
  • Familiarity with SOC2, SOX, and PCI governance and compliance frameworks, including access certification reviews.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills in Agile environments, with a continuous learning and problem-solving mindset.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Global benefits supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.
  • Family planning support.
  • Gender-affirming care.
  • Mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
  • Generous paid parental leave.
  • Base salary range of $217,000–$303,900 USD, with potential equity and commission eligibility.
  • Interview recording, transcription, and AI summarization may be used, with an opt-out option.
  • The role is a US-based position with location-dependent final offer amounts.
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About Reddit

5,001-10,000 employees

Reddit builds a social news and discussion platform organized into user-created forums (“subreddits”) for consumers, creators, and communities. It monetizes primarily through advertising tools for brands and self-serve advertisers, plus a Premium subscription; developers can access data via its API. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Reddit became a public company on the NYSE in 2024 and hosts over 100,000 active communities.

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