Software Engineer (Security Engineering, Auth0)

Join Auth0, a leading identity platform, as a Software Engineer II in the Security Engineering organization. In this role, you will help build and maintain security guardrails for our multi-cloud environment, implement security and compliance standards, and contribute to the security standards for VPC architecture and edge networking. You will also help build systems and processes that validate the security posture of the platform and partner with teammates across the organization to deepen your security expertise.

• Implement and maintain organization-wide security controls, balancing protection with developer experience.
• Build and update templates and permission boundaries that govern how services and humans interact with the cloud, applying the principle of least privilege.
• Contribute to the security standards for VPC architecture, edge networking, and cross-account connectivity.
• Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Security Mindset: An eagerness to identify attack vectors and think through risk in distributed systems, with a willingness to learn formal risk assessment practices
• Policy & Automation: Experience building or maintaining automated controls and infrastructure-as-code, ideally within Terraform workflows
• Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Tooling & AI Curiosity: Familiarity with security or cloud tooling, and an interest in applying AI to streamline security tasks and governance
• Cloud & Infrastructure Experience: 3+ years of experience in software engineering or information security, with hands-on exposure to cloud-native environments, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), and cloud security concepts
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC2, or HIPAA in a cloud environment
• Proficiency in one or more languages used for automation and tooling, such as Python, Go, or JavaScript
• Experience creating, managing, or securing containerized environments
• Familiarity with service mesh (Istio) security policies and zero-trust networking concepts