Staff Software Engineer, Authentication (West Coast Preferred)

Staff Software Engineer, Authentication

The Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Security team, with a particular focus on Authentication Engineering and Identity and Access Management. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build and evolve the systems that secure our users’ accounts and their interactions with Linktree. You will be responsible for designing and implementing secure and scalable authentication systems, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless user experiences across a variety of touchpoints.

What You’ll Own

• Design, Develop and Deploy Authentication Solutions: Take ownership of the design, implementation, and ongoing release of authentication solutions and integrations throughout the application, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations, are user-friendly, and scalable.
• Token Management: Manage authentication and authorization tokens and ensure secure handling across the platform.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product and platform teams to design and secure APIs and the underlying infrastructure that supports our authentication protocols and frameworks, such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML and Kerberos.
• Lead Platform and Backend Security: Lead efforts to secure our platform, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and tools used by development teams.
• Building from the Ground Up: You’ll have the opportunity to build authentication systems from scratch, rather than just maturing existing ones. This role offers the chance to contribute to a foundational and critical part of Linktree's infrastructure.
• Ownership of Key Systems: Your name will be on the solutions you deliver, driving both the technical execution and the vision for authentication systems at Linktree.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience in Authentication & Identity: You have a solid background in designing and implementing authentication solutions and managing authentication tokens, federated identity, privileged access management (PAM) and SAML. You understand the nuances of securing user accounts, system accounts, environments and have a deep understanding of authentication protocols.
• Backend Software Engineer: You are a seasoned backend engineer with a strong grasp of building scalable and secure systems. Experience with our tech stack is a plus but not a requirement: Typescript, Node.js, PostGreSQL, GraphQL, AWS (S3, EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, CDK), and Snowflake. Our monolith also includes a PHP code base.
• Leadership: You are capable of taking the lead on complex technical initiatives and are comfortable working with minimal mentorship. You’ll drive the design and implementation of key systems and take ownership of their success.
• Excited About Building: You’re passionate about building systems from the ground up. While the team is growing and maturing its infrastructure, this is a unique opportunity to shape foundational components from scratch.
• Payments Integration (Bonus): Experience with payments integration is a nice-to-have but not required. However, if you’ve worked with payment systems, especially in relation to authentication, that experience could be valuable.
  
  

To learn more about our benefits, including our parental leave program, volunteering leave, DE&I initiatives, and more, click here!

Linktree is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $220,000 - $240,000 in the San Francisco Bay or Los Angeles area. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate expertise, the scope of role and level, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Our Story

We're on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow and monetize their digital universe. We created the "link in bio" category and are trusted by some of the world's biggest brands and celebrities including TikTok, The UN Environmental Program, The White House, F1, Manchester United, Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. With over 50M+ users and 40,000 new accounts created everyday, Linktree is the fastest growing leader in our category. Linktree has partnered with some of today’s biggest names like Amazon, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, GoFundMe, Spotify, Google, Stripe, Reddit and more to help unify users’ digital spaces— and we’re just getting started. Join us in empowering everyone from businesses to creatives in building their online presence.

At Linktree, we celebrate and support everyone’s perspective and background, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging, because we believe in going further together. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach us at talent@linktr.ee – your needs are important to us.