Lead Software Engineer (Secrets Manager & AI Identity)

About Bitwarden

Bitwarden is the trusted identity security leader for millions of users worldwide empowering enterprises developers and individuals to securely manage and share sensitive information anywhere. Bitwarden makes it easy for all users to extend robust security across their devices with password management secrets management and passwordless and passkey innovations. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara California. Learn more at .

The Role

As a Lead Software Engineer on Bitwardens Secrets Manager & AI Identity team you will lead the design and development of our next-generation privileged access platform. Youll own critical gateway services terminal access protocols and auditing/enforcement at the intersection of security scalability and user experience.

In alignment with our modern True Ownership model our engineers are T-shaped professionals who own their services end-to-endfrom initial design and secure development to automated testing deployment and operational health in production. This role offers unique opportunities to build secure-by-default patterns and make significant contributions to our open-source security ecosystem.

• End-to-End Delivery: Support Bitwarden goals by designing developing testing deploying and operating secure performant gateway controls audited terminal logins and session recording mechanics for our PAM product line.
• Decoupled Architecture: Maintain strict service boundaries and design resilient APIs that allow the PAM platform to operate as an independent decoupled tenant on our core platform infrastructure.
• Upstream Collaboration: Partner closely in a co-located cross-functional Embedded Trio (Product Design and Engineering) to rapidly design and validate technical solutions prior to code implementation.
• Automated Quality: Eliminate manual testing barriers by building and maintaining robust automated test suites integration harnesses and CI/CD pipelines for your teams services.
• Operational Stewardship: Own the operational health performance and reliability telemetry of your services in production proactively participating in sustainable on-call rotations and postmortem analyses.
• Documentation: Build and maintain high-quality internal architecture specifications API contracts and external open-source developer documentation.

WHAT YOU BRING TO BITWARDEN

• Overall Experience: 10-15 years as a Lead Software Engineer with team lead experience
• Technical Stack:Strong proficiency and experience in AI-Led Development in C# / .NET Rust or TypeScript.
• Security Domain Expertise: Practical experience designing or implementing secure gateway architectures reverse proxies and session proxying (SSH RDP or HTTPS).
• Identity & Auditing: Understanding of Identity and Access Management key-rotation protocols and real-time audit logging systems.
• T-Shaped Engineering Mindset: Practical experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes) automated test frameworks (unit integration and end-to-end) and SRE/observability tools (APM alerting and telemetry dashboards).
• Secure Coding: Familiarity with zero-trust and zero-knowledge security architectures encryption standards and threat-modeling methodologies.
• Collaborative Spirit: A highly collaborative and adaptable mindset excited to work in rapid outcome-driven feedback loops.
• Open Source Passion: Excitement and enthusiasm for open source developer advocacy and building a more secure internet.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skillsvaluing written clear documentation and using data to make technical decisions.

This is an opportunity to play a foundational role in shaping our India Engineering COE from the ground up. Our user community loves us and we love them. Come to work each day with a sense of purpose as we bring a more secure internet experience to everyone from our friends and family to the worlds largest organizations.

Become an expert. Youll get immersed in the prominent technology markets of security and open source software. Youll work alongside talented global teams solve meaningful engineering challenges influence how we scale our engineering organization & contribute to products used by customers around the world.

If youre passionate about building exceptional teams enabling engineering excellence and making a lasting impact within a fast-growing engineering company wed love to hear from you.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make employment decisions based on skills experience qualifications and business needs.