Sr. Software Engineer: Control Plane

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Overview

About AuthZed: We’re pioneering open-source authorization solutions for scaling businesses tackling complex end-user permissions in zero-trust architectures.

Requirements Summary

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, experience, and training in Computer Science or a related field. 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and kubernetes Experience with…

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We’re pioneering open-source authorization solutions for scaling businesses tackling complex end-user permissions in zero-trust architectures. Our focus is on providing SpiceDB—the most mature open-source permissions database inspired by Google’s Zanzibar system—and building managed services that enable planet-scale production authorization services.

Our strategic approach to capital-raising has empowered us to efficiently utilize our $3.9M seed fund. We’ve developed SpiceDB, now the open source standard in authorization database technology, fortified our reputation as authorization experts, accelerated our open-source community growth, and are scaling revenue with robust enterprise products.

AuthZed is a fully remote company with employees across the US and Europe. We’re a hardworking group with a software-driven culture; even our sales team understands and loves our technology! We bring integrity to all our interactions, fostering confidence in decision making - trusting and respecting each voice on our team, every day.

About the Role

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Engineer distributed systems that behave correctly under partial failure, retries, concurrency, and long-running operations.

Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to design APIs and workflows that result in clear, reliable user experiences.

Ensure services are observable and operable through structured logging, metrics, and alerts.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues involving orchestration, authentication, or state management.

Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident resolution and post-incident improvements.

Document APIs, workflows, system behavior, and operational guidelines.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, experience, and training in Computer Science or a related field.
5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and kubernetes
Experience with distributed systems and cloud native technologies such as kubernetes
Strong Kubernetes experience, including designing or operating controllers/operators.
Experience implementing or integrating authentication systems (e.g., SSO, SAML, OAuth/OIDC).
Experience working with relational databases and transactional data models.
Ownership mindset, self-direction, and a passion for solving complex problems
Excellent communication and collaboration skills: proven ability to build alignment across teams

Experience working with or integrating AI-powered systems or tooling
Familiarity with modern authorization systems and access control models.

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a rapidly growing sector.
A supported environment where your ideas lead to real impact.
Competitive salary based on experience.
Stock options at an early-stage startup.
Comprehensive benefits including healthcare (US-based) and other insurance.
A full remote and flexible schedule to accommodate different timezones
Twice-yearly travel for team offsites focused on team bonding, collaboration, and having fun!