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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Keepers - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Applicant Tracking Systems, Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Databases, Data Transmissions, Data Security, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Data Logging, Data Processing, Spring Cloud, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Backend, Kotlin, Information Technology, Build Tools, GPT, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-identity-access-discovery-keeper-security-8985362 ## About the Role * 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend systems * Strong Python experience with Python is the primary language of Keeper's Discovery engine * Working proficiency in Java or Kotlin for backend services, plus enough comfort in TypeScript/React to make changes in our administrative interface when needed * Strong experience with distributed systems, APIs and data-processing pipelines, including systems that must run reliably in environments you don't control * Hands-on experience with Active Directory and/or LDAP * Working knowledge of at least one major cloud IAM model, such as AWS IAM and Organizations, Microsoft Entra ID or GCP IAM * Strong knowledge of secure software development practices, authentication, authorization and encryption * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience * Strong data modeling instincts, ideally including graph or relationship-oriented models * Due to this role's involvement in GovCloud and FedRAMP environments, qualified candidates must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, * Experience developing Privileged Access Management, identity security or cybersecurity products * Experience with identity discovery, account discovery, asset inventory or similar infrastructure discovery systems * Experience with containerized or cloud-native applications * Experience developing high-scale enterprise SaaS products ## Description As a Senior Software Engineer on Keeper's PAM Discovery team, you will be a primary developer for the backend discovery service that identifies privileged accounts, service accounts, keys and machines across Active Directory, cloud IAM, databases and endpoints so they can be brought under secure management and rotation. This is primarily a backend engineering role, most of your time will be spent building services, data pipelines and integrations in Python, with some Java/Kotlin work on our cloud services and occasional changes to our TypeScript/React administrative interface. What makes this problem interesting: Discovery runs on gateways deployed inside customer environments that Keeper cannot access directly, so the system has to be resilient, self-diagnosing and safe even when debugging access is limited and deployed versions vary. And Keeper's zero-knowledge architecture requires discovered data to be encrypted before it leaves the customer environment, which rules out most of the conventional answers for how that data can be processed, indexed and presented. Responsibilities * Design and develop the Python discovery engine that runs on customer-deployed gateways, and the Java/Kotlin cloud services that store and serve discovered data * Build systems that discover privileged accounts, service accounts, keys, machines and related identity data across Active Directory, cloud IAM, databases and endpoints * Solve identity correlation and reconciliation challenges, including determining when accounts discovered across multiple systems represent the same principal * Build incremental re-scan and state-reconciliation capabilities that maintain an accurate view of customer environments without accumulating duplicate or stale data * Build the test coverage and diagnostic tooling that let us trust code we can't debug in the field: unit, integration and automated tests, plus logging and error reporting good enough to root-cause an issue from a customer's logs alone * Design discovery workflows that operate safely inside customer production networks, respecting API limits, limiting blast radius and remaining resilient to partial failures across large environments * Develop secure data-processing workflows that operate within Keeper's zero-knowledge architecture and protect discovered data throughout collection, transmission and storage * Collaborate with Product, QA and other PAM engineers on technical design, testing, troubleshooting and delivery of Discovery features * Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to support development, debugging, research and documentation, This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan). 1. Data We Collect Information You provide: * Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter * Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility * Application responses and uploaded documents Information We generate: * Interview notes, assessments, communications * Scheduling information Information From Others: * Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile * References (with your consent, before final offer) * Public professional profiles * Background verification (post offer) Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information * We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements 2. How We Use Your Data * Assess your application and suitability * Manage interviews and recruitment workflow * Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified) * Comply with employment law obligations 3. Legal Basis * Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process) * Contracting steps (for progressed candidates) * Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required 4. Who We Share Information With Internal: * HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration *Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers. Third Parties: Service providers who assist with: * Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers * Background verification vendors (post offer) * Recruitment agencies (where applicable) * Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place. 5. International Transfers Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws. 6. Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards. 7. Retention We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it. Exceptions: * You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention) * You're hired (transfers to employee records) 8. Your Rights You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them: * Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements * Object to or restrict processing * Withdraw consent (where applicable) * Request data portability * Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law. ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Kotlin Multiplatform - True power of native code reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/4-kotlin-multiplatform-true-power-of-native-code-reuse) - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) - [Why Kotlin is the better Java and how you can start using it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/661-why-kotlin-is-the-better-java-and-how-you-can-start-using-it) - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)