Senior Software Engineer - Authentication and Verification

Senior Software Engineer - Authentication and Verification

Location
New York

Business Area
Engineering and CTO

Ref #
10044728

Description & Requirements

About Us
Every day, Bloomberg's clients rely on secure and seamless access to our products. Our team makes that possible by building infrastructure that verifies identities for both clients and employees. We design systems that are fast, resilient, and highly available, capable of handling large volumes of authentication traffic around the clock.

What We Own
We are responsible for:

• Single Sign-On (SSO) infrastructure
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) enrollment and verification
• MFA policy management systems
• Identity translation infrastructure

Why join our team?
We are embarking on an initiative to modernize and unify Bloomberg's authentication landscape. Your work will directly affect the experience of Bloomberg's employees and clients worldwide.

You can expect to:

• Design curated tools that help internal developers build secure-by-default applications
• Develop an attribute-based policy system for centralized and dynamic risk-based authentication
• Unify authentication workflows across products and technology stacks

We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. You will have access to security architects, peer knowledge-sharing sessions, internal meetups, and industry conferences to grow your skills and expand your network.

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Are passionate about making systems more secure and user-friendly
• Care deeply about software quality, reliability, and scalability
• Enjoy finding creative solutions to complex technical challenges
• Value staying informed about industry trends in authentication and authorization
• Prioritize data-driven decision making

You will need to have:

• 4+ years working with an object-oriented programming language (C/C++, Python, Java, Go, etc.)

• Experience working with authentication and authorization workflows and protocols (e.g. OAuth2.0, OIDC, SAML, FIDO)
• Demonstrated expertise in security concepts
• A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, similar field of study or equivalent work experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

We would love to see experience with:

• Building and maintaining mission-critical infrastructure
• Public key cryptography
• Analyzing and simplifying complex systems and domains
• Web technologies
• Distributed systems
• Automation, testing, and CI/CD pipelines

Salary Range = 00 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.