





Remote, common backend title, 3–5 year range, and metro talent pool drive high competition.
Specialized IAM/authentication, cloud, and security experience required reduces cross-industry transferability.
Explicit 3–5 years plus mandatory backend, auth (OAuth/OIDC/JWT), cloud and Kubernetes skills increases filtering strictness.
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Build, scale, and maintain core authentication and identity backend services using Go, Python, and Node.js.
Implement and support modern web auth protocols including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and SSO flows.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to enhance code quality and accelerate feature delivery.
3–5 years of professional software development experience focused on backend and API development.
Proficiency in at least one of Go, Node.js, or Python programming languages.
Experience with modern authentication protocols: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWT.
Practical knowledge of AWS cloud deployments and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) or Infrastructure as Code concepts.
Experienced backend engineer skilled in building authentication/identity systems in distributed teams.
Comfortable working remotely and collaborating across multiple time zones with product and senior engineers.
Familiar and efficient with AI-assisted coding tools to speed development and improve code quality.