Senior Backend Engineer – Users Infrastructure

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Weave seeks a senior backend engineer to design and run a modern Identity and Access Management platform for all products. The role blends deep Go expertise with security‑first thinking and will help launch the India hub of this Tier‑1 infrastructure team.

Role Snapshot

• Architect core IAM services
• Lead migration to modern auth platform
• Own identity lifecycle and audit logging
• Define fine‑grained authorization model
• Build SDKs, gRPC contracts, and middleware
• Drive India hub technical culture
• Ensure compliance and operational excellence

Must-Have Requirements

• Go
• Distributed systems
• gRPC
• SpiceDB
• OAuth2/OIDC/SAML/JWT
• SCIM
• SSO
• Microservices
• Observability
• Audit logging
• backend engineering
• distributed systems
• background check

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Founding‑member experience
• Zero‑Trust mindset
• Zanzibar‑style authorization
• Reliability obsession
• early‑team building
• security mindset

Work Setup

• Location: India
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: India
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown
• Background check: contingent upon successful completion of a background check

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Relocation
• Travel
• Shift
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and operate core identity lifecycle services for authenticating humans and machines
• Create and enforce fine‑grained permission models across a multi‑tenant hierarchy
• Develop internal SDKs, gRPC contracts, and middleware used by 150+ downstream engineers
• Implement enterprise integration standards such as SSO, SCIM, and secure M2M protocols
• Improve system observability, MTTD/MTTR, and load‑testing for Tier‑1 services
• Maintain immutable audit logging pipelines and ensure data consistency
• Set technical standards and operational culture for the India team while collaborating with US counterparts

Good Fit If You Have

• Early‑team or founding member experience in distributed teams
• Zero‑Trust security mindset and familiarity with Zanzibar‑style auth
• Reliability‑first attitude: shipping alerts, dashboards, and runbooks