Software Engineer – Platform Services

Location

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US Remote

Employment Type

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Full time

Location Type

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Remote

Department

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Research & Development

Compensation

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* $0 – $163K

MeridianLink runs a comprehensive background check, credit check, and drug test as part of our offer process.

It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the salary range. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law including geographical location.

Meridianlink offers

• Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
• Flexible paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Remote work

All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable and as may be amended, terminated, or superseded from time to time.

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Software Engineer – Platform Services

Position Summary

This is a mid-level individual contributor on the Platform Services team. This role focuses on building and maintaining the foundational systems that power identity, authentication, and integration capabilities across MeridianLink's multi-product SaaS platform.

Platform Foundation is a small, high-output team. It runs lean by design, with the expectation that the right combination of engineering depth and AI-assisted tooling can achieve platform-scale impact with a minimal footprint. Engineers here are expected to understand the systems they own deeply enough to identify what needs to be built next, flag problems before they become incidents, and ship with the kind of care that keeps downstream product teams unblocked.

The immediate focus of this role is federated identity and authorization infrastructure. The work ahead involves building and extending the platform services that product teams depend on to authenticate users, enforce au...