Lead Software Engine - (Priv Controls)

Bitwarden
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 10-15 yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Problem-solving","Documentation","Adaptability","Open source enthusiasm"]

Lead the design and development of Bitwarden’s next-generation privileged access platform for secure, audited gateway controls. Own gateway services, terminal access protocols, and session recording mechanics for PAM, including decoupled, tenant-ready architecture and resilient APIs. Partner with Product and Design in an “Embedded Trio,” build automated test and CI/CD pipelines, and steward production reliability via observability and sustainable on-call rotations.

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Bitwarden
Bitwarden
19 hours ago

Lead Software Engine - (Priv Controls)

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Job Summary

Lead the design and development of Bitwarden’s next-generation privileged access platform for secure, audited gateway controls. Own gateway services, terminal access protocols, and session recording mechanics for PAM, including decoupled, tenant-ready architecture and resilient APIs. Partner with Product and Design in an “Embedded Trio,” build automated test and CI/CD pipelines, and steward production reliability via observability and sustainable on-call rotations.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate secure gateway controls, audited terminal logins, and session recording for the PAM product line.
  • •Maintain decoupled service boundaries and design resilient APIs to run the PAM platform as an independent tenant on core infrastructure.
  • •Collaborate in an Embedded Trio (Product, Design, Engineering) to rapidly design and validate technical solutions.
  • •Build and maintain automated test suites, integration harnesses, and CI/CD pipelines for team services.
  • •Own production operational health, performance, and reliability telemetry, including on-call rotations and postmortem participation.

Key Requirements

  • •10-15 years as a Software Engineer with team lead experience.
  • •Strong proficiency with AI-led development in C# / .NET, Rust, or TypeScript.
  • •Experience designing/implementing secure gateway architectures, reverse proxies, and session proxying (SSH, RDP, or HTTPS).
  • •Understanding of Identity & Access Management, key-rotation protocols, and real-time audit logging systems.
  • •Experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes), automated testing, and SRE/observability tools (APM, alerting, telemetry dashboards).
Experience:10-15 yearsSecurityPAMIdentity and access managementSREOpen source
Skills:CollaborationProblem-solvingDocumentationAdaptabilityOpen source enthusiasm
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C#.NETRustTypeScriptDockerKubernetesCI/CDSSHRDPHTTPSAPMAlertingTelemetryEncryptionZero-trustZero-knowledgeReverse proxy

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Bitwarden
Develops Bitwarden, an open-source password management platform providing secure vaults, password generation, and cross-device syncing for individuals and businesses, with self-hosting and cloud-hosted deployment options and enterprise access controls.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Headquarters: Santa Barbara, United States
Founded: 2016
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