Product Engineer - Pipes & Vault
About WorkOS
WorkOS builds modern developer tools and APIs that make it easy for companies to become Enterprise Ready. Our platform powers authentication, identity, authorization, and other critical infrastructure that developers need to securely scale their products to large organizations.
We recently raised a $100M Series C, valuing the company at $2B, led by Meritech and Sapphire with participation from Greenoaks, Craft, Abstract, and Audacious. WorkOS powers enterprise features for many of the fastest-growing AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity, Sierra, and Plaid.
As AI reshapes software, WorkOS is at the frontier of Human and Agent Authentication, Identity, and Access Control helping companies answer a new critical question: who are your agents, and what are they allowed to do? Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of modern software companies building the next generation of enterprise-ready products.
About the role
The Pipes & Vault team is responsible for building products that connect third-party data, services, and secrets to applications and AI agents. They form a backbone of data infrastructure and agentic workflows for our customers:
Pipes connects external data sources to our customers’ apps and agents
Vault secures credentials and secrets that are used across fleets of agents
Pipes MCP defines authority for agents to take action through integrations
Unique to this team is that we also lead internal R&D efforts that leverage our products in novel ways. Examples include an agentic BI tool built on top of Pipes that reimagines how our support teams gets customer insights from internal data lakes, and a new web framework for apps with enterprise-grade security as the default.
You'll work across a wide surface area, designing APIs for integrations, building secure storage and key management systems, contributing to open-source specs, and prototyping entirely new developer tools. Engineers on this team care deeply about reliability, security, and developer experience, and move quickly between shipped product work and exploratory R&D.
Responsibilities
Design and build APIs, data connectors, and real-time pipelines that power Pipes and Pipes MCP
Architect systems for encryption, secure storage, key rotation, and secret management in Vault
Contribute to the Pipes MCP specification, defining how agents are granted scoped authority over integrations
Develop a deep understanding of the integrations and data infrastructure landscape and shape product direction across the team's portfolio
Expand product scope through value-add features based on customer input
Work closely with customers to understand integration, security, and compliance requirements
Collaborate with other product teams, solutions engineering, and our go-to-market team
Work directly with leadership on greenfield ideas
Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
Qualifications
5+ years of industry software development experience
Experience working on small teams in fast-paced environments
Background in building systems that solve for security, encryption, storage, multi-tenant data isolation, or large-scale data platforms
Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills
Bonus: Experience with our stack of TypeScript, React, and Postgres
Bonus: Experience in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry
Benefits and Perks (US Only)
At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements.
401k matching
Competitive Equity
Healthcare, dental and vision coverage
FSA, ST/LT Disability, Voluntary Life
Carrot fertility benefits
20 days paid vacation + 10 holidays + unlimited sick leave
12 weeks fully paid parental leave
Fitness: Monthly stipend for gyms, yoga classes, race registrations or whatever keeps you active
Wellness: Monthly stipend for a massage, meditations class, therapy, or activities that enhance your well-being
Commuter benefits for hybrid employees in SF/NYC
Unlimited token usage!
Please inquire directly with our recruiting team for benefits available to those working outside the US.
Equal Opportunity Employer
WorkOS 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.