Staff Software Engineer, Privileged Access Management (PAM) / Password Manager (PWM) - India
Job description
Staff Software Engineer role at JumpCloud serving as a technical anchor, system architect, and engineering catalyst for the core platform, defining architectural strategy and leading execution of scalable, secure microservices.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Own the end-to-end technical vision and architectural decisions for high-throughput, highly available microservices and multi-platform solutions
- Serve as the primary technical anchor across multiple engineering squads—establishing engineering standards, resolving complex system trade-offs, and mentoring senior engineers
- Craft and deliver compelling technical pitches, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and RFCs to convince executive leadership, Product, and Infrastructure partners on strategic platform investments
- Translate complex business objectives into clear, scalable technical roadmaps while balancing velocity, technical debt, and system stability
- Architect and write high-performance production code using C#, .NET (ASP.NET Core / ABP Framework), Go, TypeScript, and gRPC
- Design and deploy enterprise PAM/IDAM architectures (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, HashiCorp Vault) and SCIM protocol integrations enforcing Zero Trust and Least Privilege principles
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., data engineering) to define data architecture strategy across relational (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DocumentDB) platforms; collaborate with infrastructure teams on infrastructure strategy targeting long-term cost savings
- Actively participate in the incident management process and contribute PIRs, taking ownership/accountability for quick turn-around to resolve incidents
- Champion deployment automation across Origin CI, Kargo, and WoK, ensuring comprehensive unit, functional, Playwright E2E, and Performance, Scalability, and Reliability (PSR) testing
- Pioneer spec-driven AI development by championing the BMAD framework to standardize, govern, and scale AI-assisted coding (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot) and reusable skill libraries
What we're looking for
- 12+ years of progressive software development experience, with a proven track record operating as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Lead Architect in enterprise product environments
- Demonstrated history of making company-level architectural decisions, pitching complex technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders, and anchoring multi-team initiatives
- Advanced proficiency in C#, .NET (ABP framework), Go, gRPC, TypeScript, and database engineering (PostgreSQL / DocumentDB)
- Hands-on expertise in Privileged Access Management (PAM), SCIM, AWS/GCP cloud platforms, and Kubernetes
- Expertise in continuous delivery pipelines, PSR non-functional testing, and automated E2E testing frameworks (Playwright)
- Must be located in and authorized to work in the country noted in the job description
- Fluent in English (speak and write)
- Willingness to participate in on-call shifts and respond during assigned shift
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About JumpCloud
Intelligent, Secure IT.
JumpCloud is the AI-powered unified IT management platform designed to secure the modern workforce. By consolidating identity, device, and access management, JumpCloud provides intelligent, secure IT that scales from human users to autonomous AI agents. We help organizations around the globe eliminate complexity and turn AI risk into an optimized advantage, ensuring the right people and agents have secure access to the right resources at all times.
Mission
To secure the modern workforce by consolidating identity, device, and access management, providing intelligent, secure IT that scales from human users to autonomous AI agents.
Key facts
- IT management platform / SaaS
- Remote First company
- Teams in 15+ countries around the world
- Conducts internal business in English
- One of three core values is to "Build Connections"
What they value
- Build Connections