Senior Software Engineer, Fan Identity Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Fan Identity Platform

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Senior Software Engineer, Fan Identity Platform

Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, Fan Identity Platform role at Major League Baseball (MLB)

Were hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Major League Baseballs Identity Platforms Services team, specializing in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM). The teams responsibilities cover backend services that handle profile-related interactions and newsletter opt-in management, frontend web implementations for login, registration, and account management, and libraries/services that support mobile apps and single-sign on. Launched in 2001 as the tech arm of Major League Baseball, MLBAM is renowned for creating experiences that baseball fans love - and we're just getting started

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the authentication and authorization landscape for MLBs digital platforms used by millions of fans globally. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional, results-oriented teams to design, implement, and optimize CIAM solutions that enhance security, scalability, and user experience across our websites, native iOS and Android applications, connected devices and partner integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of identity projects, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and business requirements
• Architect, maintain, and optimize libraries and identity-focused SDKs for our various platforms
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance CIAM systems' performance, reliability, and security posture
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to software engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
  
  

Collaboration

• Participate in an agile environment
• Participate in the full software development life cycle (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing and maintenance)
• Proactively seek constructive criticism of your own work and offer constructive feedback to others in a way that raises people up and builds relationships
• Participate in and lead triage efforts during production incidents
  
  

Technology Leadership

• Lead and take ownership of critical features and your own initiatives
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, trends, and industry standards related to identity management and security
• Mentor and coach engineers in your team and across the organization to build a strong engineering-focused culture
• Influence the way that baseball is consumed by millions of users worldwide
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of industry experience with a focus on identity management, authentication, and authorization systems
• Expertise in designing and implementing CIAM solutions for web and mobile applications, including Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and OAuth protocols
• History of mature, egoless engineering and contributing to a positive, psychologically safe environment
• High proficiency in Java and Spring Boot framework
• Experience with front-end web development
• Experience with at least one Cloud platform (Google Cloud, AWS, or similar)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Certification in CIAM or related areas
• Hands-on experience with vendors such as Okta, Auth0 or similar platforms
• Experience with Google Cloud
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with GraphQL and data federation
• Experience working with cloud-native tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
• Experience contributing to open source projects
• Experience with public cloud providers such as Google Cloud
• Experience with content delivery networks such as Cloudflare, Fastly
• A baseball fan or sports enthusiast
  
  

Salary Range: $150,000 - $185,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our workforce athletes to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing Americas pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Colorado Residents: Colorado based applicants may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at accommodations@mlb.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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• Job function Engineering and Information Technology

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