Senior Software Engineer (RoR/Go), SSCS: Authentication
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (RoR/Go), SSCS: Authentication to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.
This role will play a key part in shaping authentication capabilities across a modern SaaS environment, with a strong focus on secure access, token management, and identity-related services. You will partner closely with engineering peers to evolve core platforms from the monolith into more scalable service-based architectures. The work will have direct impact on security, maintainability, and the reliability of critical user authentication experiences.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $139,200 – $235,200 annually
Responsibilities
Contribute to the direction and roadmap of authentication services
Design and implement authentication features across the Rails monolith and authentication services
Migrate authentication and token management paths from the monolith into authentication services
Build authentication mechanisms like Workload Identity Federation
Enhance security through robust access management and vulnerability resolution
Solve complex technical problems in Go and Ruby codebases
Define and improve internal standards for code quality and maintainability
Qualifications
Professional experience with Go and/or Ruby in mission-critical SaaS products
Familiarity with authentication technologies like OAuth, SAML, and OIDC
Knowledge of token systems, cryptographic signing, and key management
Experience building or contributing to services from concept to production
Proficient in English communication, both written and verbal
Experience with performance and optimization issues in software
Agile familiarity with effective work management and prioritization
Benefits
Benefits for health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups support
Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund provided
Parental leave
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the direction and roadmap of authentication services
- Design and implement authentication features across the Rails monolith and authentication services
- Migrate authentication and token management paths from the monolith into authentication services
- Build authentication mechanisms like Workload Identity Federation
- Enhance security through robust access management and vulnerability resolution
- Solve complex technical problems in Go and Ruby codebases
- Define and improve internal standards for code quality and maintainability
Qualifications
- Professional experience with Go and/or Ruby in mission-critical SaaS products
- Familiarity with authentication technologies like OAuth, SAML, and OIDC
- Knowledge of token systems, cryptographic signing, and key management
- Experience building or contributing to services from concept to production
- Proficient in English communication, both written and verbal
- Experience with performance and optimization issues in software
- Agile familiarity with effective work management and prioritization
Benefits
- Benefits for health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups support
- Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund provided
- Parental leave
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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