Backend Engineer – Account Safety
Job Location:
St. Louis, MO - USA
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Job Summary
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 backend 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):
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Audit current identity backend surfaces (alias creation rotation credential vault) and deliver a prioritized hardening plan.
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Develop and ship the next two highestpriority backend features from the Account Safety roadmap.
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Eliminate one legacy pattern identified at project kickoff.
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Produce documentation and hand off ownership to internal teams.
Tech Stack:
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Django Python
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Django REST Framework (DRF)
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Identity alias and credential primitives
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Email/phone alias platform plumbing
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Password manager services
Qualifications:
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5 years of backend engineering experience with strong expertise in Django and DRF.
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Proven experience with identity credential and OAuth workflows.
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Comfort working in hightrust securitysensitive environments.
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Strong problemsolving skills and a bias toward shipping solutions quickly.
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Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Success Measures (First Month):
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Delivery of audit documentation with prioritized hardening list.
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First Account Safety backend feature shipped behind a feature flag.
Required Skills:
Djangopython
