Principal Software Engineer (IAM)

About Meridian Softworks Meridian Softworks is the leading provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations worldwide. Our comprehensive platform helps organizations efficiently manage, secure, and automate their IT environments, driving operational efficiency and long-term business success. Backed by Insight Partners , a leading global software investor, Meridian Softworks has experienced sustained double-digit growth and continues to expand its global footprint. Today, Meridian Softworks supports customers in more than 20 countries and manages over 15 million endpoints worldwide. Founded in 2000, Meridian Softworks has built a culture centered around innovation, accountability, and results. We are a high-growth, high-performance organization that values individuals who are driven, adaptable, and committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers and teammates alike. At Meridian Softworks, success comes from embracing challenges, moving with urgency, and continuously raising the bar. Position Summary: Meridian Softworks is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of its Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Control Plane platform. This role will define the long-term technical strategy for authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle management, SSO, MFA, and API security while building secure, scalable, and highly available distributed systems. The ideal candidate will drive architectural decisions, modernize legacy identity platforms, collaborate across Product, Security, and Engineering, mentor senior engineers, and establish engineering best practices. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping Meridian Softworks's Identity and API strategy, enabling secure, reliable, and AI-ready platform capabilities across the organization's products and services. Required Qualification: Extensive Experience: 10+ years of professional experience building and managing software applications at a massive scale (with at least 5 years at Sr Staff or Principal level). Identity Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of IAM protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), RBAC/ABAC models, and the security implications of session management at the edge. Experience with Active Directory and extensive experience implementing federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2). Experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in following--Authentication, Network, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large scale internet companies is a huge plus. Distributed Systems Mastery: Proven track record in designing, architecting, and debugging large-scale distributed systems that handle global traffic. Language Proficiency: Deep knowledge of Go, Java, TypeScript, Rust, or similar is highly valued. API Stewardship: Significant experience designing and versioning public-facing APIs that are used by millions of developers. Recruit and mentor top-tier engineering talent to scale our security infrastructure. Preferred Qualification: Observability Advocate: A passion for building "observable" systems using Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana to proactively identify failures. Infrastructure as Code: Experience with modern containerized deployment (Docker & Kubernetes), Terraform, and infrastructure automation. Security Mindset: A background in security engineering or formal verification of protocol implementations. Strategic Delivery: A history of leading multi-quarter projects from conception to global rollout in partnership with product owners. Additional information Meridian Softworks provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.