About the job
DigitalOcean’s Customer Trust & Engineering group forms the core of user security and access. The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team develops and maintains systems that handle billions of secure transactions every second, with a focus on keeping latency low and reliability high.
The Senior Software Engineer - Identity & Access Management (IC3) position centers on designing and evolving DigitalOcean’s Identity platform. This role goes beyond routine maintenance: responsibilities include architecting new features, supporting AI-driven projects, and delivering seamless single sign-on (SSO) integrations for partners worldwide. The role is based in Seattle.
What you will do
- Design and build new features for DigitalOcean’s Identity platform
- Enhance the policy engine to support complex, real-world workflows
- Develop and maintain SSO integrations for partners across the globe
- Contribute to AI initiatives that rely on secure, scalable identity infrastructure
- Work on distributed systems with high security requirements and massive scale
Who thrives in this role
- Engineers who bring a growth mindset and a drive to innovate
- Those who enjoy solving distributed systems and security challenges
- People motivated to make a real impact for creators and builders worldwide

