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Staff Identity Engineer at Keycard Labs. Remote Location: Canada - Remote. About Keycard. At . Keycard. , we’re building . identity & access infrastructure for the agent-native era. —where software isn’t static, but a dynamic, constantly changing system of AI agents working on behalf of people and businesses to complete dynamic tasks at runtime.. Our mission is to unlock the agent economy by empowering developers and enterprises with the secure, scalable foundations they need to build, deploy, adopt, and trust agentic applications. . To do this, we’re building the real-time, in-band, contextual guardrails required to transition from human-driven to truly autonomous and agentic workflows that give users, builders, and security teams the confidence and control they need to bring agents out of the lab and into production.. At our core, we’re laser-focused on delivering a delightful, best-in-class developer experience that gives them. . the tools they need to create category-defining applications and experiences while giving platform and security teams the security, scalability, visibility, control, and enablement they need to accelerate their organizations journey to becoming agent native.. We’re a small, distributed team of repeat founders and builders, with backgrounds from . Snyk. , . Auth0. , . HashiCorp. , and . Heroku. .. Joining Keycard now means helping define not just our technology, but also the culture and company we’re building together—during a once-in-a-generation platform shift.. The Role. We’re hiring a . Staff Identity Engineer. to help invent the next generation of identity & access control infrastructure - unlocking the true potential of trusted, autonomous agents and enabling businesses, consumers, and developers to transition from static, human-driven point and click experiences to asynchronous agent-driven, human-controlled workflows.. Your mission is to . build the identity, authentication, authorization, and data systems at the heart of Keycard.. These are . dynamic, asynchronous, reliable, and trusted services. designed for global scale, capable of . authentication and authorization decisions in under 10ms.. Your work will not only empower users to adopt agents they can trust, but enable developers to build best-in-class agentic experiences that are secure-by-design.. You’ll work . shoulder-to-shoulder with founders, product, design, engineering, and customers. , shaping the product together, not in a silo. You’ll have deep autonomy, accountability to deliver, and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help create the foundation for the next generation of software.. This is a unique opportunity to:. Invent Agent-Native Identity:. Design and build the core authentication, authorization, and data systems that underpin Keycard, redefining how machines and agents prove trust in the AI era integrated deeply into MCP, A2A and leading agentic frameworks.. Build Dynamic, Trusted Systems:. Deliver distributed, asynchronous services that provide strong security guarantees and perform authentication and authorization enforcement in under 10ms — enabling developers to put agents into production with confidence.. Work Across the Product Surface:. Contribute from SDKs and developer-facing APIs to the core identity and data systems that power them, ensuring a seamless, trusted developer-first experience end to end.. Become Agent-Native:. Use agents everyday to build Keycard, and help shape the future of agentic coding. You’ll contribute to how our team adopts, experiments with, and refines agent workflows — pushing Keycard to become a best-in-class agentic engineering organization.. Empower Developers & Security Teams:. Create the core technology that enable developers, users, and security teams to collaborate on the creation and use of trusted, autonomous agents, knowing that this is critical to truly unlock the real potential of the agentic future.. What We’re Looking For. Identity & Authorization Systems Expertise:. Deep experience building and operating core identity, authentication, and authorization systems. You understand and can implement protocols like OAuth, OIDC, TLS, and related primitives — and you treat them not just as infrastructure, but as . products that empower developers to build incredible experiences with strong, reliable identity primitives.. Design for Security & Trust:. Proven ability to design distributed systems that are not only reliable, but secure, . multi-tenant. , and built on . simple and extensible data models. with strong guarantees around consensus and transactionality. You know how to balance flexibility with determinism to deliver systems developers can depend on.. Hands-On Builder at Heart:. A programmer first, you thrive on writing code, designing APIs, and building distributed services. You’re fluent in Go, Rust, or similar languages and have built systems that developers rely on every day. You’re excited to . move across the stack. , solving problems wherever they arise — from SDKs and APIs to core systems and infrastructure.. Iterative Delivery in 0→1:. You thrive in ambiguous early-stage environments, using iteration to accelerate the learning loop. You make the hard trade-offs to deliver quickly today while zooming out to ensure those choices lay the groundwork for a great long-term system.. Empathetic Leader & Collaborator:. You combine empathy for developers, teammates, and customers with a craftsperson’s mindset. You lead by example — raising the bar for technical excellence while helping those around you succeed.. Remote Collaboration Mastery:. Experience in distributed teams; you communicate clearly through written plans and async updates, but know when to align quickly over a call or a doc.. Strong Candidates May Also Have. Agent-Native Builder:. Actively experimenting with agents in your own workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, MCP) and forming strong opinions on how organizations can adopt coding agents to empower every developer. You go beyond simply using agents, you are experimenting with building your own to understand the next generation of software.. Extensible, Plugin-Driven Systems:. Experience designing systems to be extended — with WASM, plugin frameworks, or dynamic policy engines — so developers and organizations can tailor platforms to their needs.. API & Library Craft:. A passion for designing APIs, SDKs, or libraries with great ergonomics that make it easy for developers to adopt, extend, and trust complex systems quickly.. Open Source Credibility:. Contributions to CNCF, identity, or security projects, or experience building and shaping developer ecosystems.. Vision for the Future:. Strong opinions about where identity, agents, and the future of work are headed — and excitement about shaping that future at Keycard.. What We Offer. Build at the Frontier:. Work every day at the frontier of agent-native systems — shipping, inventing, and iterating on technology that hasn’t been built before. You’ll be given huge autonomy, the opportunity to gain mastery, and the chance to work in a team that holds each other accountable to succeed.. Truly Agent-Native Culture:. At Keycard, we don’t just enable others to adopt agents — we use them ourselves to build. You’ll help shape an organization that embeds AI into its foundation as an enduring competitive advantage.. Compensation With Upside:. Market-competitive salaries and generous equity packages (4-year vest, 1-year cliff) give you the security to focus on building — and the asymmetric upside of ownership in a company chasing a category-defining mission.. Comprehensive Benefits & Recharge:. Health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage for you and your family, plus 4 weeks vacation, 11 statutory holidays, and 1 volunteer day annually. We encourage at least 2 weeks off each year to fully recharge.. Tools That Keep You Ahead:. A new MacBook Pro, a $500 stipend for peripherals, and the best AI tools available so you can work at the forefront of agent-native workflows.. Remote-First Flexibility:. We are a remote-first team prioritizing asynchronous collaboration, with hiring focused in North and South America. Work where you’re strongest — we just want the best.. Why Join Us?. Keycard is building the fundamental unlock for the next generation of software: enabling truly secure and trusted agentic applications. Under the hood, we’re building a new identity and access control stack to take us from a world of static, user-focused, long-lived roles and credentialing to one of mixed machine & human interaction that is dynamic, contextually-scoped, and short-lived.. By joining as an early employee, you’ll have the opportunity to help curate a culture of iterative craftsmanship, disciplined design, empowerment to own meaningful problems, and consistent high-quality delivery with real impact. You’ll collaborate with the founders and investors who have championed identity, security, and developer tools from seed to scale with companies like Snyk, Auth0, and Heroku.. If you’re energized by tackling . complex distributed systems. and want to advance both . developer productivity. and . security posture. , with a hunger to learn, have an impact, and . move quickly with determination. we’d love to explore how you can help us shape the future of software.