Upgrade helps customers move in the right direction with affordable and responsible financial products. Since 2017, we’ve helped over 7.5 million customers access over $42 billion in consumer credit. With a relentless focus on improving our customers' financial well-being, we build products that put more money in their pocket and support their journey toward a better financial future. We’re backed by some of the most prominent technology investors and were most recently valued at $7.3B.
We’re consistently recognized for our collaborative and inclusive culture. Most recently, we were named one of the World’s Top Fintech Companies by CNBC, Best Places to Work by Built In, Best Places to Work by the San Francisco Business Times, America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, Best Startup Employer by Forbes, and Healthiest Employers by Phoenix Business Journal.
We’re looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products. Come join us and help build a better financial future for millions of people.
About the Role:
At Upgrade, the Platform team works horizontally with our different engineering teams. We build tools, services and shared libraries to simplify / abstract / speedup the day to day of our developers. Part of the Platform group, the Identity and Access Management team is responsible for our auth service, and everything related to Authentication and Authorization in our microservice architecture. We are looking for a passionate Java Developer to help us drive the IAM roadmap at Upgrade.
What You'll Do:
- Help build and drive the roadmap for the IAM team.
- Implement new IAM related features: Both as a platform developer and for customer facing products.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert on Authentication and Authorization.
What We Look For:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Advanced Java programming knowledge (Golang a plus).
- Comfortable with security best practices and understanding of security related standards: OAuth, OIDC, JWT.
- You worked in a microservice environment before.
- You worked on IAM teams before.
- You are aware of the challenges and possible patterns brought up by Kubernetes.
- Good communication & empathy skills. You will interact with different stakeholders at Upgrade to help define our vision.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Upgrade does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or any third parties. Any resume submitted to any employee of Upgrade without a prior written agreement in place will be considered the property of Upgrade, and Upgrade will not be obligated to pay any referral or placement fee. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Upgrade's Talent Acquisition department to submit resumes and only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed agreement. English is required for all positions, as it involves interacting with staff at Upgrade's offices worldwide.
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