Staff Product Security Engineer building customer identity and authentication services for Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later platform. Designing secure, scalable CIAM backend systems and integrations.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate core CIAM backend services supporting customer registration, authentication, authorization, account lifecycle, and profile management for B2C and B2B platforms
Implement and extend OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM identity standards
Develop backend APIs and services in Python and Kotlin for web, mobile, and partner applications
Integrate CIAM platforms with user data stores, messaging, fraud signals, and downstream customer platforms
Own secure authentication and account flows, including MFA, step-up authentication, device binding, consent, and adaptive authentication
Automate CIAM infrastructure and deployments with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
Monitor, debug, and optimize CIAM services for performance, resilience, and abuse detection
Deliver major features and system components through technical and execution plans
Collaborate with partner engineering, product, frontend, mobile, and security teams
Requirements
7+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin
5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
Strong experience designing and implementing CIAM systems
Deep hands-on knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM
Strong production experience in Python or a similar backend language
Experience designing APIs, automation frameworks, and distributed systems
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with GitHub-based development workflows and Buildkite or similar build systems
Experience with cloud-native development, preferably AWS
Experience extending and integrating CIAM platforms such as Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, or Azure AD B2C
Understanding of API design, data modeling, latency, error handling, and observability
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform
Security fundamentals including access control, token handling, encryption, MFA, and privacy by design
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Familiarity with Cursor and other AI-augmented development environments
Benefits
Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Equity rewards may be included in the total compensation package
Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
Dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process
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