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Sam Scott (cofounder/CTO of Oso) is on an epic quest for programmable authorization, and thinks we can learn a thing or two from web frameworks when building authorization systems.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

As programmers, many of us got indoctrinated into ideas like “Convention over Configuration” and “Provide Sharp Knives” early on. But authorization – a problem as old as software and one that’s core to no one’s domain – is still anything but magical.

Sam Scott (cofounder/CTO of Oso) is on an epic quest for programmable authorization, and thinks we can learn a thing or two from web frameworks when building authorization systems.

During this tech talk, Sam will explain: - Why an authorization system needs to be opinionated but flexible - Why it’s a tricky balance to achieve - And what happens if you get it right.

He’ll also demo Oso Cloud, a batteries-included authorization system we’ve built for application authorization. Stay for a technical Q&A, demos from Oso engineers, special swag, and a Polar policy puzzle (there will be prizes). See you there!

As programmers, many of us got indoctrinated into ideas like “Convention over Configuration” and “Provide Sharp Knives” early on. But authorization – a problem as old as software and one that’s core to no one’s domain – is still anything but magical.

Sam Scott (cofounder/CTO of Oso) is on an epic quest for programmable authorization, and thinks we can learn a thing or two from web frameworks when building authorization systems.

During this tech talk, Sam will explain: - Why an authorization system needs to be opinionated but flexible - Why it’s a tricky balance to achieve - And what happens if you get it right.

He’ll also demo Oso Cloud, a batteries-included authorization system we’ve built for application authorization.

Stay for a technical Q&A, demos from Oso engineers, special swag, and a Polar policy puzzle (there will be prizes). See you there .

Oso | Engineering Manager, Software Engineer | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Old problem, new $25B+ market

Companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have demonstrated that if a technology is not core to your value proposition, you should offload it. Still, every engineering team builds and rebuilds one piece: *authorization*, how you control who has access to what in your app. You’ve probably started with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably you band-aid onto this system until you have to do a big refactor. Have you seen this before?

We're changing this picture and in doing so, we are creating the next $25B+ dollar market: the authorization market. We’re on a mission to create the global standard for authorization. Our vision is that in 10 years engineers will spend 1/10 the time and brainpower they spend on authorization today.

Why now?

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to join a company at a stage late enough that the problem and solution are de-risked, but early enough that you can shape the product, company, and the market.

At Oso, we give the written word the same level of attention and respect as code, because we know that our audience — developers — values high quality writing. Every engineer on the team writes. And if you are an engineer that can write well, this role is for you – you will be celebrated, respected (and paid the same as the other engineers on the team).

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Engineering Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

This is the most complex part of authorization - the data, imo. Thanks for sharing!

Great! We'll see you then.

Awesome! See you there!

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Experience Engineer | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Old problem, new $25B+ market

Companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have demonstrated that if a technology is not core to your value proposition, you should offload it. Still, every engineering team builds and rebuilds one piece: *authorization*, how you control who has access to what in your app. You’ve probably started with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably you band-aid onto this system until you have to do a big refactor. Have you seen this before?

We're changing this picture and in doing so, we are creating the next $25B+ dollar market: the authorization market. We’re on a mission to create the global standard for authorization. Our vision is that in 10 years engineers will spend 1/10 the time and brainpower they spend on authorization today.

Why now?

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to join a company at a stage late enough that the problem and solution are de-risked, but early enough that you can shape the product, company, and the market.

At Oso, we give the written word the same level of attention and respect as code, because we know that our audience — developers — values high quality writing. Every engineer on the team writes. And if you are an engineer that can write well, this role is for you – you will be celebrated, respected (and paid the same as the other engineers on the team).

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Experience Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Experience Engineer | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

# *Old problem, new $25B+ market*

Companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have demonstrated that if a technology is not core to your value proposition, you should offload it. Still, every engineering team builds and rebuilds one piece: *authorization*, how you control who has access to what in your app. You’ve probably started with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably you band-aid onto this system until you have to do a big refactor. Have you seen this before?

We're changing this picture and in doing so, we are creating the next $25B+ dollar market: the authorization market. We’re on a mission to create the global standard for authorization. Our vision is that in 10 years engineers will spend 1/10 the time and brainpower they spend on authorization today.

*Why now?*

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to join a company at a stage late enough that the problem and solution are de-risked, but early enough that you can shape the product, company, and the market.

At Oso, we give the written word the same level of attention and respect as code, because we know that our audience — developers — values high quality writing. Every engineer on the team writes. And if you are an engineer that can write well, this role is for you – you will be celebrated, respected (and paid the same as the other engineers on the team).

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Experience Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Experience Engineer, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

# **Old problem, new $10B+ market**

Companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have demonstrated that if a technology is not core to your value proposition, you should offload it. Still, every engineering team builds and rebuilds one piece: **authorization**, how you control who has access to what in your app. You’ve probably started with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably you band-aid onto this system until you have to do a big refactor. Have you seen this before?

We're changing this picture and in doing so, we are creating the next $10B+ dollar market: the authorization market. We’re on a mission to create the global standard for authorization. Our vision is that in 10 years engineers will spend 1/10 the time and brainpower they spend on authorization today.

**Why now?**

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to join a company at a stage late enough that the problem and solution are de-risked, but early enough that you can shape the product, company, and the market.

At Oso, we give the written word the same level of attention and respect as code, because we know that our audience — developers — values high quality writing. Every engineer on the team writes. And if you are an engineer that can write well, this role is for you – you will be celebrated, respected (and paid the same as the other engineers on the team).

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Experience Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Experience Engineer, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Experience Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/1036b6b0-ed55-40ff-bb44-fef5001b4e...

- Product Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/1036b6b0-ed55-40ff-bb44-fef5001b4e...

- Product Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: [https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs](https://www.osohq.com/co...

Oso | Engineering Leader, Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Product Leader | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Leader: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

For more info, visit: [https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs](https://www.osohq.com/co...

Oso | Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Eng Manager, Product Leader, Docs Product Owner & Technical Writer | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Manager: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Product Leader: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/7d7cbc56-9b1f-49d2-b6f5-4e16c44901...

- Docs Product Owner: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/969802e6-404f-4e07-9020-0f6988c4de...

- Technical Writer: [https://jobs.lever.co/oso/aa62ca9d-2568-4b9c-9286-1621709689...

For more info, visit: [https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs](https://www.osohq.com/co...

Oso | Software Engineer, Developer Advocate, Eng Manager, Docs Product Owner & Technical Writer | New York City (NYC) | Onsite or Remote

Over the last 15 years, companies like AWS, Stripe, and Twilio have helped developers offload anything not core to their apps so they can focus on what matters to their users. Despite a lot of progress in developer tooling, most developers still roll their own authorization.

You might start with something quick 'n dirty – some IF statements and roles in a database, which may not be pretty but gets the job done...until you need to add more features, and more features. And inevitably every team band-aids onto this system until they do a big refactor. This is lost time for an area that's not core to what most companies are trying to solve for their users, and what's more, no one on the team is feeling great about this work.

At Oso (backed by Sequoia), we're building the first batteries-included framework for authorization so developers don't have to roll it on their own ever again. We're designing slick APIs to cut down the amount of time they spend getting their system set up, and building a fully-fledged policy engine and programming language (in Rust) under the hood to ensure they can customize their system however they need. We don't have any product managers – the engineers on the team are responsible for taking broad problems, experimenting with potential solutions and shipping a superhuman experience for our users.

The team members who join now will not only have a disproportionately large impact on the product, but also on the culture and future of the company.

We are based in NYC and hiring folks remote or onsite.

To apply, please visit:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/70ed08c0-521f-4089-a51c-422a73f643...

- Developer Advocate: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/0b65731e-4cf4-4e42-96ed-5f985f08fa...

- Engineering Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/602c525a-c788-43a2-afe1-f7f3f368bd...

- Docs Product Owner: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/969802e6-404f-4e07-9020-0f6988c4de...

- Technical Writer: https://jobs.lever.co/oso/aa62ca9d-2568-4b9c-9286-1621709689...

For more info, visit: https://www.osohq.com/company/jobs