About the Company
Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure. As a publicly traded company, Gemini is poised to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact.
The Department: Platform Security
The Platform Security team secures Gemini's infrastructure through service hardening and by developing and supporting a suite of foundational tools. We provide secure-by-default infrastructure, consumable security services, and expert consultation to engineering teams for secure cloud and non-cloud infrastructure.
The Role: Senior IAM Security Engineer
The Platform Security team builds zero-trust identity and access management foundations so every Gemini team can authenticate and authorize securely. As a Senior IAM Security Engineer, you will contribute to building IAM services, authentication systems, and identity infrastructure that protect both our workforce and workloads. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll write production code daily, not just configuration.
You'll participate in the development and operation of IAM solutions from design through production. This role requires solid software development skills, strong understanding of authentication protocols, and hands-on experience with PKI and secrets management. You'll collaborate with engineering teams to implement secure access patterns while maintaining usability.
This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain IAM services and authentication systems using Python or Go
- Implement workforce identity solutions with Okta and multi-IdP architectures
- Build and support PKI infrastructure and certificate lifecycle management for service authentication
- Contribute to secrets management platforms with automated rotation and zero-knowledge patterns
- Implement authorization services, access control systems, and policy engines
- Collaborate with engineering teams on identity implementation and secure authentication patterns
- Participate in on-call rotation for platform security incidents
Minimum Qualifications:
- Solid software development skills in Python or Go with experience building production services
- Strong understanding of identity protocols and standards including OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect, and WebAuthn
- Hands-on experience with PKI systems, certificate management, and practical knowledge of cryptography
- Experience with HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets management platforms
- Working knowledge of AWS IAM, STS, and cloud identity services
- Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure-as-code
- Experience supporting high-availability authentication services
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Okta, Auth0, or similar enterprise IdP platforms
- Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE and workload identity systems
- Understanding of zero-trust architecture and BeyondCorp principles
- Experience with hardware security modules (HSM) and key management systems
- Interest in contributing to identity or cryptography open source projects
- Competitive starting salary
- A discretionary annual bonus
- Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
- Comprehensive health plans
- 401K with company matching
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible time off
Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $140,000 - $200,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.
In the United States, we offer a hybrid work approach at our hub offices, balancing the benefits of in-person collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. Expectations may vary by location and role, so candidates are encouraged to connect with their recruiter to learn more about the specific policy for the role. Employees who do not live near one of our hubs are part of our remote workforce.
At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.
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