Job Description
About WorkOSWorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help them implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. We're a fully distributed team with employees across North American time zones. We're well-funded, having raised $100m in funding from top investors including Greenoaks Capital, Lachy Groom, and Lightspeed Ventures. Our fast-growing customer base includes rapidly growing SaaS companies like OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, Vercel, Plaid, and hundreds of others.The Vault TeamThe Vault team is responsible for building and scaling WorkOS Vault, our developer-friendly encryption key management and secret storage product. Vault enables applications to encrypt, segment, and optionally store highly sensitive data—tokens, passwords, certificates, PII, API keys, files—backed by enterprise-grade encryption and key management infrastructure. The vision for Vault is to make cryptography simple and fast, and the product currently serves tens of millions of encryption requests each day.ResponsibilitiesArchitect and implement systems for real-time encryption, secure storage, key-rotation, and data revocation across multi-tenant applicationsBuild deep domain expertise around encryption key management (EKM), envelope encryption, BYOK (Bring Your Own Key), and context-based key isolationWork closely with enterprise customers to understand their compliance, key control, and security requirements—and translate that into features (e.g., key segmentation, audit logs, cryptographic deletion)Collaborate cross-functionally with other product teams (e.g., AuthKit, Radar), solutions engineering, and GTM to ensure Vault integrates seamlessly into the broader platformOn greenfield opportunities: explore new features such as field-level encryption, e2e encryption, broader HSM integrations, client-side SDK enhancementsHelp recruit, mentor, and grow the engineering team around Vault's roadmapQualifications5+ years of industry software development experienceExperience working on small teams in fast-paced environmentsBackground in building systems that solve for security, encryption, storage, multi-tenant data isolation, or large-scale data platformsIntellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great productsA growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skillsBonus: Experience with our stack of TypeScript, React, and PostgresBonus: Experience in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industryBenefits (US Only)Competitive paySubstantial equity grantsHealthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family401k matchingWellness and fitness monthly allowancesPTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leaveAutonomy and flexibility with remote workEqual Opportunity EmployerWorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. 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.Compensation Range: $175K – $250K