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.