Software Engineer - Auth

ABOUT the company

The company is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers. We provide a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. All services are deeply integrated and designed for growth.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Auth [link for members] written in Go [link for members] (server) and with client libraries for TypeScript [link for members] SSR [link for members] and for other frameworks and technologies, is one of the most popular products in the company stack. We are seeking someone to help us build new and maintain existing Auth features.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Designing and implementing secure, scalable authentication features in Go and TypeScript.

• Working across the stack: from server-side protocols to client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js.

• Owning the performance, reliability, and scalability of the Auth server across the company's infrastructure.

• Contributing to the evolution of our Auth architecture, including support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols.

• Planning and executing safe database migrations across a large fleet of Postgres instances.

• Building and improving observability: metrics, tracing, alerting, and dashboards to keep the system healthy at scale.

• Writing and reviewing RFCs as part of our product development process.

• Collaborating with engineers across the company to ensure a seamless experience for developers using our tools.

• Supporting the community and responding to developer feedback on GitHub, Discord, and other channels.

YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU

• (Required) Have 4+ years of professional experience writing and shipping Go in production.

• (Required) Have 2+ years of professional experience working on an authentication system (implementing protocol support, maintenance at scale).

• (Required) Have strong relational database experience (Postgres or MySQL); Postgres experience is a bonus.

• Have strong knowledge of TypeScript in addition to Go (languages used daily).

• Have strong knowledge of web technology fundamentals (cookies, sessions, JWT, HTTP, browser APIs).

• Have good knowledge of and deep interest in authentication security (passwords, protocols such as OAuth, OIDC or SAML, cryptography fundamentals such as hash functions, signatures and ciphers).

• Have experience working with multiple web frameworks like Next.js (or other SSR alternative in the JavaScript space) and traditional web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel or equivalent (in any language).

• Have good technical writing skills (RFC process is an important part of making changes to the Auth product).

• Have hands-on experience building and operating services at significant scale.

• Have deep understanding of systems-level concerns: memory management, concurrency patterns, and compute resource optimization in Go.

• Have experience with Kubernetes and AWS (or comparable cloud platform) in a production setting.

• Have solid grasp of observability practices — metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging, and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Have experience managing database schema migrations safely at scale.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Fully Remote

We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere. There are no the company offices, but we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world.

• ESOP

Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

• Tech Allowance

Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.

• Health Benefits

The company covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are. Your wellbeing and your family’s health are important to us.

• Annual Off-Sites

Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.

• Flexible Work

We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

• Professional Development

Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The company was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.

• ~400 team members

• 60+ countries

• 20+ languages spoken

• Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)

• 540,000+ community members

We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship. If it’s in your project, we probably use it in ours too. We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities.