Lead Software Engineer, Identity Management Solutions

4 weeks ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Carta Full time

About the Organization

Carta is a pioneering platform dedicated to empowering individuals in managing equity, fostering entrepreneurship, and investing in future-forward companies. Our vision is to democratize equity ownership, making it accessible to a broader audience across various regions.

With over 40,000 companies and more than two million users in nearly 160 countries relying on us, Carta efficiently manages cap tables, compensation structures, and valuations. Our services extend to approximately 7,000 funds and SPVs, representing nearly $130 billion in assets under administration. Notably, our tender offer solutions have facilitated the return of $14 billion to shareholders through secondary transactions. Currently, Carta oversees nearly three trillion dollars in equity worldwide.

For insights into our work environment and values, please visit our careers page.

Challenges You Will Address

At Carta, we are driven by the mission to unlock equity ownership for a wider audience. The challenges we tackle today pave the way for future opportunities. As a Lead Software Engineer on the Identity Management (IM) team, your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing, maintaining, and supporting identity management services across all Carta products, including login, registration, session management, auditing, multi-factor authentication (MFA), OAuth, permissions, and single sign-on (SSO).
  • Enhancing service resilience, availability, performance, and fault tolerance.
  • Managing standalone services effectively.
  • Facilitating improved troubleshooting and monitoring for authentication and authorization services.
  • Collaborating with various teams within the organization to resolve complex permission issues and address security challenges.

Your Team

The Identity Management (IM) team is a dedicated software engineering group responsible for creating services utilized by Carta's entire product suite to authenticate and authorize millions of users. We serve as the guardians of Carta, ensuring secure access to our systems and resources with appropriate access levels. Our team is highly impactful and cross-functional, thriving on solving large-scale challenges.

Your Profile

You possess robust technical expertise, are enthusiastic about projects that drive scalability, and enjoy collaborating closely with stakeholders across engineering and product teams. You have experience in monolithic environments and understand the challenges that arise as organizations expand. Ideally, you have played a role in transitioning from a monolithic architecture to microservices.

With over 5 years of experience in backend or full-stack software development as an individual contributor, you have a track record of designing and deploying scalable, production-grade products utilizing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices. You are passionate about authentication technologies such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect. Familiarity with our technology stack, including Python, ReactJS, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CircleCI, Datadog, and gRPC, is advantageous.

You have a strong desire to learn and are highly collaborative. Our team comprises individuals who are eager to support your growth and success at Carta.

Commitment to Diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to ensuring a positive interview experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations due to a disability or medical condition, please connect with our recruitment team.

Security Advisory for Candidates

Our organization has been targeted by individuals creating fraudulent domains similar to ours to deceive potential candidates. Please be aware that all official communications will originate from our verified domain. Exercise caution regarding any requests for sensitive information or payments outside of our official channels. For further details on this type of scam, please refer to the guidelines provided by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you encounter any suspicious activity, report it immediately to our recruitment team.



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