Staff Software Engineer – Identity & AI Security
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Category
- Full-stack
Technologies & skills
What you'll be doing
Staff Software Engineer role in Dublin, shaping the technical direction of a new Identity & AI Security team at a global cybersecurity company. Hands-on IC position with ownership of architecture, code, and delivery. Collaborate with Security Research and Data Science to build identity and security capabilities for enterprise customers.
- Own delivery from identity telemetry ingestion to customer-facing detections and security findings
- Shape product understanding of identities, permissions, behaviour, and risk
- Build security capabilities for human accounts, automated workloads, and AI agents
- Lead complex designs, contribute production code, and mentor engineers
Key requirements
Must-have
- Strong experience building and operating production software in a product environment
- Hands-on delivery of identity or security capabilities (e.g., authentication, authorisation services, identity platforms, secure service/workload access, or security detection systems)
- Strong distributed systems, cloud architecture, and technical leadership skills
- Practical understanding of credentials, tokens, permissions, and secure access
Nice-to-have
- Experience with Entra ID
- Experience with OAuth/OIDC
- Experience with identity telemetry
- Experience with machine identities or AI-agent security
Role signals
- Technical focus
- Identity & AI Security, distributed systems, cloud architecture
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Architecture / system design
- Indicated in the listing
- Hands-on vs management
- Hands-on
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Full job description
Staff / Principal Software Engineer – Identity & AI Security
Dublin | Flexible Hybrid | €115,000–€150,000 + 20% Target Bonus + Stock Options
Help shape a new Identity engineering team at an established cybersecurity product company.
An established global cybersecurity company is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help define the technical direction of its newly formed Identity team. You’ll build software that helps enterprise customers detect misuse of employee accounts, service accounts, applications and AI agents.
This is a hands-on individual contributor role with ownership of architecture, code and technical delivery. You’ll join an experienced engineering team and work closely with Security Research and Data Science to turn emerging security problems into production software.
The opportunity
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Own delivery from identity telemetry ingestion through to customer-facing detections and security findings.
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Shape how the product understands identities, permissions, behaviour and risk.
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Build security capabilities covering human accounts, automated workloads and AI agents.
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Lead complex designs, contribute production code and mentor engineers.
Your experience
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Strong experience building and operating production software in a product environment.
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Hands-on delivery of identity or security capabilities – for example, authentication and authorisation services, identity platforms, secure service or workload access, or security detection systems.
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Strong distributed systems, cloud architecture and technical leadership skills.
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Practical understanding of credentials, tokens, permissions and secure access.
You may currently be a Staff or Principal Engineer, or a Senior Engineer already leading complex work across teams.
Experience with Entra ID, OAuth/OIDC, identity telemetry, machine identities or AI-agent security would be valuable.
Package & location
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€115,000-€150,000 base salary.
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20% bonus and stock options.
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Healthcare, pension and life assurance.
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Flexible hybrid working
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Dedicated technical leadership career path
Interview prep pack
Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.
Your interview focus
Based on this listing, the role is a hands-on Staff Software Engineer position focused on leading the technical direction and delivery of identity and AI security capabilities within a cybersecurity product company. The position emphasizes ownership of architecture, production code, and mentoring within a hybrid Dublin-based team.
- Hands-on technical leadership·High
- Identity and AI security expertise·High
- Distributed systems/cloud architecture·High
Only have 30 minutes?
Follow a focused preparation plan based on this job.
Start 30-minute prep
Your 30-minute plan
Review Identity Security Protocols
0–7 minStudy OAuth, OIDC, and related standards, focusing on practical implementation and security considerations.
Refresh Distributed Systems and Cloud Architecture Knowledge
7–14 minRevisit key patterns and challenges in building scalable, secure systems on AWS and with Terraform.
Prepare Leadership and Mentoring Examples
14–20 minSelect and structure 1-2 strong stories demonstrating your technical leadership and mentoring impact.
Research AI Agent and Machine Identity Security
20–25 minRead recent articles or case studies on securing AI agents and machine identities in enterprise environments.
Draft Role-Specific Questions
25–30 minWrite down thoughtful questions to ask the interviewers about team structure, technical challenges, and success metrics.
Talking points
, 5 itemsEnd-to-End Delivery of Identity Security Features
You will need to demonstrate experience owning the full lifecycle of identity-related features, from telemetry ingestion to customer-facing detections.
Distributed Systems and Cloud Architecture
The role requires strong skills in designing and operating scalable, reliable systems in a cloud environment.
Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Access
Hands-on delivery of identity or security capabilities is central; be ready to discuss your work with authentication, authorization, and secure access mechanisms.
Technical Leadership and Mentoring
You will be expected to lead complex designs and mentor engineers, so prepare examples of technical leadership and team guidance.
Collaboration with Security Research and Data Science
The listing highlights cross-functional work; be prepared to discuss how you’ve worked with other technical teams to deliver security solutions.
What to research
, 4 itemsIdentity Security Protocols and Standards
Review OAuth, OIDC, and best practices for authentication and authorization in distributed systems.
Cloud Architecture Patterns
Refresh knowledge of designing and operating distributed systems on cloud platforms, especially with AWS and Terraform.
Mentoring and Technical Leadership
Prepare examples of leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers in a product environment.
AI Agent and Machine Identity Security
Research current challenges and solutions for securing AI agents and machine identities.
Questions to ask
, 6 itemsHow does the Identity team collaborate with Security Research and Data Science to develop new features?
Why ask this? Clarifies cross-functional workflows and expectations.
What are the biggest technical challenges currently facing the Identity & AI Security team?
Why ask this? Helps you understand the team's priorities and where your skills can add value.
How is technical leadership and mentorship structured within the engineering organization?
Why ask this? Gives insight into growth opportunities and leadership expectations.
What is the process for moving from research or prototype to production in your product environment?
Why ask this? Reveals how ideas are operationalized and the level of rigor in delivery.
How does the company approach securing AI agents and machine identities differently from traditional human accounts?
Why ask this? Shows your interest in the unique aspects of the role and the company's innovation.
What metrics or signals define success for this role in the first 6-12 months?
Why ask this? Clarifies expectations and how your impact will be measured.
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