Backend Engineer – Account Safety

### 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.