Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, build, and evolve the authorization platform (RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC)
• ▹Design, build, and evolve the authentication platform, working closely with the Auth0 integration
• ▹Design, build, and evolve the user management platform - creating and managing user identities and entitlements for the entire customer base
• ▹Partner closely with security teams to ensure platforms are secure by design and aligned with SOC2 and GDPR
• ▹Design and implement highly scalable systems that keep pace with a constantly growing user base
• ▹Help define the long-term roadmap across authentication, authorization, and user management
• ▹Build self-service systems and APIs (GraphQL, gRPC, REST) consumable by product engineering teams
• ▹Drive projects autonomously from Canada while staying aligned with the Helsinki team
• ▹Champion strong testing, observability, and reliability practices across the platform

Requirements

• ▹Backend: Java 2X, Spring Boot 3.X.X, WebFlux, Maven
• ▹Data & APIs: SQL, GraphQL, gRPC, REST
• ▹Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Helm
• ▹Identity & Security protocols: RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC; OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT; SAML 2.0 and enterprise SSO federation (assertion validation, signature/encryption handling, IdP- vs SP-initiated flows); SCIM for provisioning/deprovisioning
• ▹Engineering practices: event-driven architecture patterns; TDD or a genuine passion for automated testing
• ▹Genuinely senior, self-sufficient experience building and operating identity, authentication, or authorization platforms at scale, ideally in a platform engineering context

Nice to have

• ▹Auth0 experience
• ▹SpiceDB / Zanzibar-style authorization system experience
• ▹Apollo Federation
• ▹OpenTelemetry
• ▹Experience operating within SOC2 and/or GDPR-compliant environments

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Compensation range: $164,450-$226,550 CAD
• ▹Potential equity
• ▹Generous benefits program

About the company

AlphaSense builds a market intelligence platform delivering trustworthy, AI-driven search insights across a vast universe of public and private content - equity research, filings, transcripts, expert calls, and news. Trusted by 6,000+ enterprise customers including a majority of the S&P 500, and headquartered in New York with 2,000+ employees across the US, UK, Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland after acquiring Tegus in 2024.