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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform - **Company:** GitHub - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $124,000.0 - $329,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Open Source Technology, OpenID, Openid Connect, Ruby, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Backend, Information Technology, Golang - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=36f1af58e83c6e24 ## About the Role * 6+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python + OR Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python + OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python + OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python + OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field + OR equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications: * Deep experience with modern identity standards such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, SCIM, WebAuthn/Passkeys, FIDO2, SSH, JWT, DPoP, and related technologies. * Experience building identity infrastructure for enterprise, cloud, or developer platforms serving millions of users or high request volumes. * Strong understanding of Zero Trust architectures, workload identities, machine-to-machine authentication, and credential lifecycle management. * Experience evaluating and adopting emerging identity technologies and security standards. * Ability to influence technical strategy through architecture, RFCs, mentoring, and cross-organizational collaboration. * Experience contributing to or participating in identity standards bodies, open source identity projects, or developer ecosystems is a plus. ## Description GitHub's Identity organization powers how developers and enterprises securely use GitHub. We're responsible for authentication and authorization to apps and integrations. We build the core services that enable every user, team, and enterprise to access GitHub reliably, securely, and at scale. Our systems run at global scale and our mission is to make identity seamless and trustworthy for the next billion users. We are looking for an experienced engineer to join GitHub's Identity organization. This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in identity and access management who can help shape the technical direction of GitHub's identity platform. Beyond building highly available distributed systems, you'll bring industry perspectives to help evaluate emerging standards, guide architectural decisions, and identify opportunities that strengthen GitHub's long-term identity strategy. While the role includes hands-on backend development in Go and Ruby and front-end integrations, success in this role comes from combining strong engineering fundamentals with deep domain knowledge across modern identity systems. Responsibilities * Design and implement backend services in Go (Golang) that power authentication, authorization, and GitHub Apps at global scale * Partner across engineering and product teams to solve complex identity challenges spanning user authentication, enterprise identity, applications, APIs, and machine identities. * Evaluate emerging identity technologies, protocols, and security patterns, identifying where they can improve GitHub's platform. * Design highly available, globally distributed services with a focus on security, resilience, and operational excellence. * Mentor engineers by sharing identity best practices and helping raise technical depth across the organization. * Participate in on-call rotations and continuously improve the reliability and operability of identity services. ## About GitHub GitHub is **_where people build software_**. 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