Strong product engineering fundamentals with proven experience in production systems.
Experience in large-scale distributed systems with unprecedented challenges.
Security-oriented mindset with the ability to foresee potential issues in system design.
Adaptability and intellectual flexibility to navigate a unique work landscape.
Responsibilities
Engage with operations teams to define business needs and translate them into secure, large-scale systems.
Develop and scale infrastructure for managing identity and access across multiple platforms and systems.
Take ownership of projects from definition to implementation and continuous iteration.
Design systems with proactive consideration for security risks and their implications at scale.
Collaborate across areas of authentication, authorization, provisioning, and directory synchronization.
Benefits
Generous equity package vested over 4 years.
Relocation bonus of up to $15K.
Housing bonus of $10K for local employees within half a mile of the office.
Monthly meals stipend of $1,500.
Complimentary Equinox gym membership.
$200 monthly reimbursement for laundry expenses.
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
Talk directly with ops teams to understand business requirements, then translate them into large-scale distributed systems that are designed with security in mind from the start
Build and scale the infrastructure that manages expert identity and access across thousands of Slack workspaces, enterprise groups, and HR systems - systems that already operate at a scale most engineers never encounter
Own your scope end to end: define the approach, build it, and iterate on it as requirements evolve
Design for the security implications of what you're building - not auditing after the fact, but thinking through how gaps in system design compound at scale
Work across authentication, authorization, provisioning, and directory sync as the expert network continues to grow
What We're Looking For
Strong product engineering fundamentals - you've built and operated systems in production, you care about correctness and reliability, and you're comfortable owning scope without a lot of hand-holding
Large-scale distributed systems experience - this is the most identifiable signal on a resume and a strong filter; the problems here are genuinely unprecedented in scale
Security-minded thinking - not a formal background necessarily, but the instinct to ask "how does this break, and what are the consequences?" when designing a system
Adaptability - we don't want someone who will come in and replicate what they've done before; Mercor's landscape is unique and requires genuine intellectual flexibility
Benefits
Generous equity, vested over 4 years
Up to $15K relocation bonus
$10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of the office)
