# Staff Software Engineer - Authentication at TaskRabbit

- Company: TaskRabbit
- What the company does: Our same-day service platform instantly connects you with skilled Taskers to help with cleaning, furniture assembly, home repairs, running errands and more. Backed by Lightspeed and 500 Global.
- Company website: https://taskrabbit.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $215K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/taskrabbit/jobs/8287364?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/taskrabbit-staff-software-engineer-authentication/

## About the role

The Core Services team is focused on building out shared capabilities and services that impact all other teams at Taskrabbit, and those services are used on almost every portion of our platform. We serve as the foundation that enables our engineering organization to stay on track, move faster, and build scalable, high-impact features. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of experience developing modern APIs and distributed services
- Hands-on experience with authentication and identity platforms (e.g., Auth0, Okta, Cognito, or similar), including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SSO
- Experience designing and operating event-based architectures (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, or similar)
- Experience building and maintaining robust TypeScript-based APIs and services
- Exceptionally strong technical design and architecture skills with a focus on scalable shared capabilities
- Professional experience with AI-led agentic software development (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.)

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/taskrabbit-staff-software-engineer-authentication/