Job Overview
Location
Barcelona
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 22, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Join the Identity Core squad to own and evolve Perk’s authentication and authorization systems, serving as the foundational security layer for 10,000+ global customers.
- • Design, build, and maintain scalable identity solutions that support SSO, enterprise provisioning, and developer-facing APIs while ensuring seamless integration across all squads.
- • Architect secure, evolvable systems with deep attention to performance, failure isolation, security boundaries, and long-term maintainability of the identity stack.
- • Implement operational security practices including secrets hygiene, dependency risk management, and proactive threat modeling as core engineering responsibilities, not compliance checkboxes.
- • Define and uphold technical standards for CI/CD, testing (including security testing), and coding practices across the engineering organization.
- • Lead observability and on-call practices for security-critical systems by defining SLOs, managing incident response, and conducting blameless post-mortems.
- • Act as a technical leader by mentoring engineers, providing thoughtful code reviews, and modeling security-first engineering behaviors in daily work.
- • Contribute to engineering guilds and cross-squad initiatives to establish consistent identity patterns and best practices across the entire organization.
- • Write detailed design documents for major changes to the authentication platform, balancing security rigor with developer experience and ease of adoption.
- • Collaborate closely with platform and security teams to set the organizational standard for identity handling and drive solution discovery for enterprise-scale auth challenges.
- • Leverage AI-augmented workflows daily — using AI tools integrated into Jira, GitHub, Slack, and Notion for feature specification, code generation, review, and automated PR analysis.
- • Embrace agentic coding practices where AI acts as an active collaborator in the development lifecycle, not just a passive assistant.
- • Participate in coding interviews using AI tools, demonstrating proficiency in modern AI-driven development workflows.
- • Drive the identity roadmap alongside product and engineering managers to align technical execution with business goals around scalability, security, and developer experience.
- • Ensure the identity platform is designed as a developer platform: clear abstractions, well-documented APIs, and intuitive tooling for internal teams.
- • Maintain a security-first mindset in every decision, treating system reliability and user trust as non-negotiable priorities.
- • Work in-person three days per week at Perk’s Barcelona office, collaborating directly with cross-functional teams to foster connectivity, creativity, and productivity.
- • Contribute to a global engineering culture that values curiosity, ownership, and mindset over rigid experience requirements.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven experience architecting scalable, secure authentication and authorization systems at enterprise scale
- • Deep understanding of identity protocols (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML) and token lifecycle management
- • Demonstrated ability to lead security-first engineering practices including threat modeling, secrets hygiene, and dependency risk management
- • Experience designing and maintaining developer-facing identity platforms with clear APIs and documentation
- • Strong backend engineering skills in building complex systems involving API design, caching, and high-volume data models
- • Experience with AI-augmented development workflows and agentic coding tools
🏖️ Benefits
- • Opportunity to work with AI integrated into daily engineering workflows — from code review to feature specification
- • Collaborative, in-person team culture with 3 days per week in the Barcelona office
- • Relocation support available for candidates from anywhere in the world
- • Exposure to a global, diverse team representing over 70 countries
- • Autonomy to shape technical direction and own critical systems impacting 10,000+ companies
- • Culture that prioritizes curiosity, purpose, and mindset over rigid experience checklists
Skills & Technologies
GitHub
Senior
Onsite
About Perk.com Inc.
Perk.com Inc. operates a cloud-based employee rewards and recognition platform that lets employers allocate points redeemable for merchandise, gift cards and experiences. The SaaS product integrates with HRIS and collaboration tools to automate milestone and peer-to-peer awards, provide analytics on engagement, and manage global tax-compliant fulfillment. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company serves mid-market to Fortune 500 clients seeking to reduce turnover and reinforce culture through real-time recognition programs.
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