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Full-Time

Experienced Infrastructure Engineer

Posted on 6/27/2024

Stytch

Stytch

51-200 employees

Identity platform for authentication solutions

Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$175k - $225kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Datadog
Kubernetes
MySQL
Docker
Terraform
Requirements
  • 5+ years as an infrastructure, site reliability or platform engineer
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, GitOps)
  • Experience with observability tooling (e.g. Honeycomb, Datadog, ELK) and a compiled language (e.g. Go)
  • Experience scaling cloud infrastructure including relational databases (MySQL preferred) and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
  • Experience designing and building highly reliable systems at scale
Responsibilities
  • Designing and building back end systems and infrastructure to be secure and highly reliable for customers globally
  • Collaborating in a tight feedback loop environment to impact users
  • Solving problems with pragmatic solutions and making trade-offs between complexity and shipping quickly
  • Building products that make developers' lives easier
  • Shaping the culture, growing the team through recruiting, mentorship, and establishing best practices
  • Learning new skills and technologies in a fast-paced environment

Stytch offers a platform for developers that specializes in identity and authentication solutions, including Single Sign-On (SSO), device fingerprinting, and bot protection. It provides an API that allows businesses to create customized authentication flows and also offers Software Development Kits (SDKs) for building user interfaces. Stytch differentiates itself with a scalable pricing model that grows with its clients, ensuring they can maintain the same provider as they expand. The company's goal is to be a comprehensive and reliable solution for all authentication and security needs.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$146.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

-2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Stytch's recent $90M funding round from Coatue highlights strong investor confidence and potential for growth.
  • The launch of B2B authentication solutions expands their market reach, offering new revenue streams and business opportunities.
  • Recognition as a Built In Best Places to Work award winner indicates a positive work environment and strong company culture.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape in authentication and cybersecurity is intense, with rivals like Descope raising significant funds.
  • The complexity of integrating new features like passkeys and B2B authentication could lead to technical challenges and delays.

What makes Stytch unique

  • Stytch offers a comprehensive identity platform with a wide range of authentication solutions, unlike competitors who may focus on narrower aspects of cybersecurity.
  • Their API-first approach allows developers to build custom authentication flows tailored to their specific needs, providing flexibility that many competitors lack.
  • Stytch's robust security program and 99.999% uptime SLA ensure high reliability and trust, setting them apart in the cybersecurity market.
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