Join Starburst as a Staff Software Engineer to enhance Identity and Access Management features in a hybrid work environment.
Posted by employer 11 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 46 minutes ago
Last verified on the company career page 46 minutes ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design features for Identity and Access Management
- Develop product features
- Support product in production
- Build security tools
- Collaborate with stakeholders
Must have
- 10+ years experience developing distributed systems
- Extensive software development experience with Java
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering best practices
Nice to have
- Experience with Authentication, Authorization or Audit
- Full stack experience with ReactJS
Practical constraints
- Onsite 1-2 days per week
- Occasional travel required
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer will focus on enhancing Identity and Access Management features for Starburst's platforms, ensuring robust security and user-friendly governance tools. The position requires extensive experience in distributed systems and proficiency in Java, with a preference for candidates familiar with authentication and authorization processes. This role is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong background in backend development, who are looking to contribute to a team dedicated to high-performance security solutions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 24, 2026. Last confirmed on Starburst's careers page October 24, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 48% of 56 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list Java we track (median $216,500 across 27 companies). See Java salary trends
- Java appears in 21.6% of 305 comparable staff backend roles in United States; CI/CD appears in 5.2% of 305 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer - IAM role remote?
- It's hybrid — Starburst expects some on-site time in Boston, MA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Starburst lists $215,000–$250,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer - IAM role.
- Where is the role based?
- Starburst is hiring for this position in Boston, MA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CI/CD, Identity and Access Management, Java, ReactJS, Trino.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Starburst targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer - IAM role at Starburst.
From the original posting
About Starburst
About the role:
As a backend engineer, you’ll work with Trino’s original creators and experts to exceed our customers’ expectations for optimizing core of Trino to run on public clouds, building a scalable platform for operating Galaxy and building product security features around Identity and Access Management. Daily tasks will include developing new product features, supporting our product in production, building tools, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the security of the service.
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team seeks to build data governance experiences that are best-in-class. Security is our north star, but we also strive for top-tier performance, ease of use, and flexibility on our authentication and authorization systems. We aim to make data governance easy by building robust tooling around industry standard authentication systems and making the ecosystem around access control (RBAC, ABAC, data classification, tagging) fast, powerful, and simple to use.
As a Backend Software Engineer at Starburst you will:
- Design, develop and operate features relating to Identity and Access Management for both Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP).
- Work cross functionally to ensure the best experience for our customers
- Build and implement features across the product lifecycle, such as standalone security tools, CI/CD pipeline integrations, product security features/fixes, etc.
- Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals
Some of the things we look for:
- 10+ years experience developing distributed systems
- Extensive software development experience with Java
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
- Prior experience with software development in Authentication, Authorization or Audit a huge plus
- While this is primarily a backend development role, full stack experience with ReactJS is a plus!
- Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
- Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.
Where could this role be based?
- This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 1-2 days per week.
Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
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