or apply directly on Bitwarden's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 6 days Bitwarden's roles stay open a median of 23 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 25% of Bitwarden's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Bitwarden
- low 1 stale, 4 reposted of 48 open
- Hiring momentum
- 68 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Bitwarden's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Bitwarden.
About this role
As a Lead Software Engineer on Bitwarden's Priv Controls team, you will be responsible for designing and developing a privileged access platform, focusing on gateway services and auditing mechanisms. The role involves end-to-end ownership of services, including development, testing, deployment, and operational health, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to validate solutions. You will also maintain automated testing frameworks and documentation, contributing to both security and user experience.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Bitwarden as an employer.
What you need
- 10-15 years as a Software Engineer with team lead experience
- Strong proficiency in C# / .NET, Rust, or TypeScript
- Experience designing or implementing secure gateway architectures, reverse proxies, and session proxying (SSH, RDP, or HTTPS)
- Understanding of Identity and Access Management, key-rotation protocols, and real-time audit logging systems
- Experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Experience with automated test frameworks (unit, integration, and end-to-end)
Nice to have
- Excitement for open source and developer advocacy
- Highly collaborative and adaptable mindset
Worth weighing
- Remote position limited to candidates located in the US; no visa sponsorship offered
- Focus on security and open-source may require a strong commitment to these areas
- Role involves significant operational responsibilities including on-call rotations
Summarised from Bitwarden's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Bitwarden on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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