Software Engineer II - Internal Identity & Access Management

The Internal Identity & Access Management (I2AM) team is responsible for critical production infrastructure that provides a foundational notion of Identity and strong authentication and authorization controls across Pinterest. Our backend is primarily written in Golang Python with some C++ while our frontend tools are written in React and TypeScript. We’re looking for an experienced software engineer who will help us build robust tooling to define and evaluate access controls across production infrastructure. A security background is not necessary but ideal candidates will have familiarity with the problem space.

What you’ll do:

• Help chart our future identity and access control strategy.

• Design implement and maintain mission-critical software that will help us deliver robust IAM tooling to our customers.

• Collaborate with a variety of teams on how to build performant and resilient AAA controls into various high-traffic services like our big data platform databases service mesh and other critical infrastructure components.

• Have an opportunity to work with and mentor junior engineers on the IIAM team as well as receive mentorship from more senior engineers on the team.

What we’re looking for:

• 3+ years of software development experience

• A strong command of Golang Java or Python

• A history of building & operating large scale distributed systems

• Meaningful experience in some of the following areas:

  • Infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform Puppet Chef etc.)

  • Operating System internals (Linux strongly preferred)

  • AWS GCP or other public cloud infrastructure

  • Authentication authorization and directory protocols

  • Networking protocols

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.

• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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