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About the role
In this role, you will help build the authentication and federation foundation of Cisco’s identity platform. Key responsibilities include: Identity Platform Engineering & SSO: Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python. Build APIs and platform capabilities that support authentication, federation, identity orchestration, and integration across Cisco products. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, master’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, or PhD with 1+ years of related experience
- Professional experience building enterprise or customer-facing backend services and APIs using Python
- Experience designing components within distributed systems and communicating technical decisions and tradeoffs
- Experience delivering quality software through automated testing and modern software development practices
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools as part of day-to-day software engineering while validating the security, correctness, and maintainability of the resulting work
- Experience with spec-driven development practices
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 12/13/2026
Preferred candidates will be based in Ann Arbor, MI or Austin, TX. Remote candidates will be considered
Cisco’s Identity Engineering organization is building a unified foundation for connecting, managing, and securing identity across Cisco products and diverse enterprise identity systems.
The platform will support identity lifecycle management and consistent security enforcement for workforce users, service identities, and emerging AI agents.
You will join the squad responsible for the platform’s core SSO and identity-brokering capabilities. The team works on authentication, federation, and identity orchestration across heterogeneous systems, solving complex distributed-systems and cross-product integration challenges.
In this role, you will help build the authentication and federation foundation of Cisco’s identity platform. Key responsibilities include:
Identity Platform Engineering & SSO: Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python. Build APIs and platform capabilities that support authentication, federation, identity orchestration, and integration across Cisco products.
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