175K–275K USD / year
Software Engineer - Infrastructure Security
BackendRemote — United States & Canada
Published on 2026-09-23
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About this role
WorkOS is seeking a Software Engineer focusing on Infrastructure Security to develop a platform that ensures secure application infrastructure. The role involves replacing static secrets with identity-based authentication, improving developer experience, and unifying authorization across systems.
About the company
WorkOS provides enterprise-ready authentication and identity features—SSO, directory sync, and related APIs—that SaaS teams can add without building them in-house.
The team
Infrastructure Security team
Stack
JWTsX.509 certificatesKubernetesPKIcert-managerSPIFFESPIREOPA
What you'll do
- Build workload identity infrastructure.
- Bring identity-based authentication to internal services.
- Eliminate static secrets.
- Unify authorization.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security.
- Strong knowledge of secrets management and fine-grained authorization.
- Familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Experience in building production infrastructure.
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Competitive Equity
- Healthcare, dental and vision coverage
- 20 days paid vacation + 10 holidays + unlimited sick leave
- 12 weeks fully paid parental leave