Principal Backend Engineer - NHI

We are looking for a passionate Principal Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining product features of our IAM platform for our Integrations including NHI and Agent Platforms. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement robust and scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a high-impact startup while working on cutting‑edge technologies in the field of identity and access management.

The team builds the services which ingest data from external integrations (e.g. AWS, Okta) into the Veza platform, enabling Veza's suite of next‑gen features across our wide (and widening!) array of supported integrations. You will be exposed to a breadth of software products and have the opportunity to dig deep into large and complex data systems as you determine an efficient, yet comprehensive way to represent each integration's unique access relationships in Veza's data model.

Veza can only do what its integrations enable; you will work closely with all other engineering teams as you enable them to consume your integrations' data and provide advanced tools to allow our customers to easily manage their entire Enterprise ecosystem.

• Design, develop, and build integrations with services like AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Azure Foundry and resources like Box, Hashicorp, Databricks. These integrations have to be built ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Lead a team of backend software engineers, providing mentorship and guidance to help them grow their skills and expertise.
• Drive the technical direction for assigned projects, defining architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Drive the technical approach for a scalable way of adding integrations leveraging the latest Coding Agents or AI/ML models.
• Working with PM/SE/Support & Customers on requirements, engineering/writing connectors, fielding EACs and feature request.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Proven experience minimum 5+ yrs in backend software development, with a focus on data modeling, data management, identity, security, or related areas.

• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Golang, Java.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Experience in optimization, building of databases, storage layers, or distributed systems.
• Experience with building pluggable software modules that allows code decouplings.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and No
  
  SQL), caching mechanisms, and distributed systems.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

$154,000 - $210,000 USD

• Ownership Mindset
• Act with Integrity
• Guardians of our Customers
• Opinionated Humility
• Build Trust, Earn Trust

Veza is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants according to applicable federal, state, and local laws. If a candidate with a disability requires an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email .

Veza is the identity security company. Identity and security teams use Veza to secure identity access across SaaS apps, on‑prem apps, data systems, and cloud infrastructure. Veza solves the blind spots of traditional identity tools with its unique ability to ingest and organize permissions metadata in the Veza Authorization Graph. Global enterprises like Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, and Expedia trust Veza to visualize access permissions, monitor permissions activity, automate access reviews, and remediate privilege violations.

Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and is funded by Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, GV, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures. Visit us at  and follow us on Linked In, Twitter, and You Tube.