Backend Engineer - Account Safety
Location: Remote
Type: Contract (initial 6 months, potential extension)
Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Account Safety team. This role will focus on building and strengthening critical back‑end services that support password management, email/phone alias platforms, and identity management. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Django and Python, with experience in identity, credential, and OAuth workflows.
Key Responsibilities (First 90 Days):
• Audit current identity back‑end surfaces (alias creation, rotation, credential vault) and deliver a prioritized hardening plan.
• Develop and ship the next two highest‑priority back‑end features from the Account Safety roadmap.
• Eliminate one legacy pattern identified at project kickoff.
• Produce documentation and hand off ownership to internal teams.
Tech Stack:
• Django + Python
• Django REST Framework (DRF)
• Identity, alias, and credential primitives
• Email/phone alias platform plumbing
• Password manager services
Qualifications:
• 5+ years of back‑end engineering experience, with strong expertise in Django and DRF.
• Proven experience with identity, credential, and OAuth workflows.
• Comfort working in high‑trust, security‑sensitive environments.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a bias toward shipping solutions quickly.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Success Measures (First Month):
• Delivery of audit documentation with prioritized hardening list.
• First Account Safety back‑end feature shipped behind a feature flag.