Job Specifications
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.
Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.
Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!
You’ll join the Platform & AI Enablement team within our GPTO Engineering organization, as part of the Data Orchestration domain. The team is responsible for building core capabilities that power our data and AI infrastructure—enabling scalable, resilient, and intelligent systems to support enterprise-scale Business Planning Software solutions.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep experience in Java/Kotlin and ideally a strong background in Identity Provider integrations. You will design and build services that integrate with third-party identity providers, manage multi-tenant access patterns through APIs, and contribute to the long-term strategy of how platform interacts securely with customers and external products.
This role requires strong systems thinking, hands-on engineering ability, and the experience to guide architectural decisions that keep our platform robust, trustworthy, and enterprise-grade.
Your Impact
Design and implement secure backend services using Java or Kotlin, with a focus on authentication, authorization, and cross-system integrations
Lead the architecture for identity and access integrations, including OAuth2/OIDC, SCIM, SAML, and certificate-based access patterns
Develop and operate features for authorization using policy engines like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego-based policy evaluation
Contribute to the strategy of platform-wide security patterns for multi-tenant isolation, key lifecycle management, token issuance, secrets handling, and secure API-to-API communication (the glue to the platform)
Mentor and guide other engineers, promoting secure coding practices and elevating the maturity of the engineering organization
Your Qualifications
Backend development experience in Java or Kotlin
Experience with OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, and modern identity protocols is a distinct advantage
Hands-on experience integrating with enterprise identity providers (Okta, Auth0, Ping, Entra, ForgeRock, etc.)
Experience with multi-tenant architectures, isolation strategies, and developing secure APIs for B2B SaaS products
Exposure to Open Policy Agent, Rego, and runtime authorization systems
Strong grasp of core engineering fundamentals: concurrency, resilient systems, distributed systems concepts, and performance tuning
Experience with API security: Personal Access Tokens, API keys, signature schemes, rate limiting, and revocation flows
Ability to work end-to-end across design, implementation, testing, and deployment
Preferred Skills
Experience working in international and distributed teams
Familiarity with cloud-agnostic architectures
Exposure to observability tools and practices
Experience contributing to long-term technology strategy
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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