Get to know us

Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you!PayFit is an intuitive cloud-based payroll and employee management solution designed specifically for SMBs. Since 2015, we have set ourselves a mission to simplify payroll for SMBs and enable employers and employees to grow together. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 15,000 clients.

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at PayFit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care: We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence: We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility: Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion: We are the architects of PayFit's success.

A key part of our culture, and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work.

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At PayFit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.


About the Role :

 As an Engineering Manager in the Permissions and Identity team, your mission is to oversee the development process from system design to delivery and monitoring. You will ensure robust security as our product evolves, focusing on authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ)  This role involves strategic product development and architectural challenges across multiple countries. We expect the player to behands-on.

You will lead a Squad of 4 Software Engineers within a larger Software Platform tribe.


Key responsibilities : 

- Product Evolution & Security: Collaborate with Product and Design teams to maintain strong product security. Lead roadmap definition and translate plans into actionable tasks.

- Team Leadership: Guide and support your team members through mentorship and foster a culture of security awareness across PayFit

- Architectural Mastery: Develop PayFit's authentication and authorization frameworks using protocols like OAuth, SAML, JWT, and OpenID Connect.

- Token Lifecycle Management: Manage access and refresh tokens, ensuring security and minimizing risks.

- Access Control Models: Optimize permissions systems using RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC models.

- Secure API Endpoints: Implement best practices for securing API endpoints with OAuth scopes and API gateways.

- Integration with IDps: Ensure seamless integrations with Identity Providers like Google and Okta.

- Audit and Logging: Enhance audit trails to support abnormal behavior detection.

- Cross-functional collaboration: Work with various teams to prioritize security in new features.