Overview
In this role you will lead the Authentication and Authorization engineering team, shaping the identity strategy across SMB and Enterprise. You’ll drive secure, scalable auth platforms while migrating legacy systems to a modern identity platform. You’ll partner with Product, Security and Compliance to align priorities and remove blockers, ensuring high quality delivery. You’ll mentor engineers to grow and continuously improve how we build software. This role combines technical leadership with impactful platform work.
Pay / Benefits
- Your own Pleo card
- Catered meals or lunch allowance
- Private healthcare options
- 25 days holiday + public holidays
- Hybrid and remote options
- Opportunity to purchase additional holiday
Responsibilities
- Own the vision, strategy and execution roadmap for identity, authentication and authorisation across SMB and Enterprise
- Drive delivery and outcomes for the Authentication & Authorisation team, building secure, scalable systems
- Roll out a new identity platform across Enterprise offerings
- Define and execute migration strategy between SMB legacy service and Enterprise architecture
- Update legacy auth services to reduce risk and debt while maintaining security, compliance and performance
- Collaborate with Product, Security, Compliance and Core Platform teams to align priorities and unblock dependencies
- Guide the team through complex trade-offs and maintain architectural direction
- Improve software delivery through operational excellence, quality and ways of working
- Hire, coach and grow a high-performing team and foster a strong team dynamic
Key requirements
- Solid experience as an Engineering Manager with people leadership impact
- Strong hands-on technical depth in authentication and authorisation (OAuth, SAML, OIDC) and modern identity platforms (Cognito, Auth0, Stytch)
- Architectural credibility with track record of migrations and handling legacy constraints
- Strong stakeholder management across engineering, product and risk-focused partners
- Bias for action and ability to lead through ambiguity
- People leadership and coaching
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Clear and consistent communication
- OAuth
- SAML
- OIDC
Engineering Manager - Authentication & Authorisation in London employer: Pleo
Pleo is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, making it an ideal place for a Staff Engineer to thrive. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to shape foundational data practices while working with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment. Located in a vibrant city, Pleo offers unique advantages such as a diverse team and a commitment to leveraging AI in meaningful ways, ensuring your contributions have a significant impact across the organisation.
