Staff Backend Engineer

SafetyCulture is a global technology company that is helping to transform workplaces around the world. After witnessing the tragedy of workplace incidents as a private investigator, SafetyCulture Founder Luke Anear recruited a team to help him develop a mobile solution for frontline workers. What we have created is a market-leading workplace operations platform that helps give teams the knowledge, tools, and confidence they need to meet higher standards, work safely, and improve every day.

The role

SafetyCulture's platform is used by frontline teams across some of the world's most complex organisations. The way we model permissions, manage access, and enforce security boundaries directly determines whether those organisations trust us with their most sensitive operations.

This role exists to own the technical direction of how SafetyCulture handles identity, access control, and permissions at scale — and to make that capability genuinely best-in-class. You'll drive architecture decisions that affect every team building on top of our platform, and set the bar for how we design and deliver security-critical systems.

The tech stack

We use a modern technology stack including Swift/Kotlin/C++ (mobile); React.js (front end); Golang/node.js (back end); AWS/Kafka/Kubernetes (infrastructure).

What You'll Be Doing

• Own architecture and technical direction for role-based access control (RBAC), identity management, and permissions across the platform
• Lead delivery of complex, cross-cutting features — scoping, estimating, and shipping end-to-end
• Raise the technical bar through code review, design critique, and deliberately building the people around you
• Translate complex security trade-offs for product partners and leadership
• Surface problems others haven't noticed yet and drive them to resolution without waiting to be directed
• Use AI-assisted development tools fluently (Copilot, Cursor, or equivalent) and help the team establish good practice around them

What You'll Bring

• Deep backend expertise with production experience designing access control systems (RBAC, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, or similar)
• Comfort operating across service-oriented architectures and at SaaS scale
• A track record of owning delivery — not just contributing — and making smart effort vs impact calls
• You give honest feedback, receive it well, and invest in the people around you as much as your own output
• You move without waiting for a perfect brief, and you think about the customer behind every technical decision Clear ability and desire to demonstrate SafetyCulture values (Think Customer, Open Honest Always, Better as a Team, Be Bold Bring Action)

At SafetyCulture, we care about people and growing the team. Here’s a few ways we’re acting on our values

• Flexible working arrangements. We encourage you to create the best work blend while working from your home and the local SafetyCulture office
• You’ll have access to professional and personal training and development opportunities
• We’re a pet friendly workplace
• Hackathons - if you’re into them :)
• Workshops and Lunch & Learns from our leadership and industry experts
• We also encourage you to get involved in the community, open source work, attending talks and events, and experimenting with new technologies; whatever floats your boat!

But wait, there’s more... You’ll also receive other perks such as:

• Equity with high growth potential, and a competitive salary
• Great food! Our In-house chefs will serve up fresh and healthful breakfast, lunch and unlimited snacks catering to all dietary requirements
• Love coffee or tea? Our commercial espresso machine has you covered. We also have beer and wine on tap, a pool table, board games, and books library
• Wellbeing is key! In addition to our onsite gym, we provide EAP services and generous parental leave policy
• Last but not least, we celebrate quarterly and our teams love the annual ShipIt global offsite

We’re committed to building inclusive teams and cultivating a sense of belonging so our people can bring their whole authentic selves to work each day. We seek to make reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to create an even playing field for all candidates. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the entire SafetyCulture team, we’ve built an incredible culture which has seen us recognized as a Best Place to Work in Australia, the US, and the UK.

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed in the ad, please consider applying for this role. We prioritize inclusion and value individuals with potential over a checklist of qualifications. Don't rule yourself out—hit that apply button if this job resonates with you. You can find out more about life at SafetyCulture via YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.