Senior Software Development Engineer (Authorization)

TL;DR

Senior Software Development Engineer (Authorization): Designing and evolving secure, scalable access control systems for a global financial platform with an accent on RBAC, ABAC, and policy-as-code models. Focus on threat modeling, remediating security vulnerabilities, and ensuring high-performance authorization decisions at scale.

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid: at least 50% in-office monthly)

Salary: $180,000 - $225,000 base

Company

hirify.global is a global financial services company providing secure, simple, and reliable ways for customers to move and manage their money across borders.

What you will do

• Design, maintain, and own authorization infrastructure, including access control frameworks and policy engines.
• Lead threat modeling and security design reviews to stress-test access control decisions.
• Define and enforce security architecture standards across engineering teams consuming authorization services.
• Develop and improve RBAC, ABAC, and policy-as-code models to ensure quality and observability.
• Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities, including privilege escalation and broken access control patterns.
• Mentor peers and contribute to the technical strategy and overall engineering practices.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in backend and/or distributed systems engineering (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js, TypeScript).
• Deep expertise in access control models and authorization system design.
• Hands-on experience with RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, and policy languages such as Cedar or OPA/Rego.
• Proven track record of conducting threat modeling and security design reviews for distributed systems.
• Must be based in Seattle, WA to meet the hybrid in-office expectation (at least 50% of the time monthly).

Culture & Benefits

• Four weeks of vacation and comprehensive health, mental health, and family forming benefits.
• Financial perks including an RRSP plan with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Continuing education and travel benefits.
• Connected work culture emphasizing in-person collaboration to drive innovation.