Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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At Enterprise Ready Conf 2025, Pavan Kulkarni, Engineering Manager at WorkOS, breaks down one of the hardest and least glamorous challenges in SaaS: authorization.

Through a detailed case study of Figma’s product evolution, Pavan illustrates how authorization complexity grows with each stage of scaling — from simple role-based access to advanced models like ABAC, ReBAC, and fine-grained access control. He also shows how integration with identity providers like Okta, Microsoft Entra, and Google Workspace adds yet another layer of complexity for enterprise customers.

Highlights include:
• Why authorization is rebuilt multiple times as SaaS products scale
• How enterprise features like SSO, SCIM, and IDP-based automation evolve
• The challenges of mapping org structures, roles, and policies at scale
• How WorkOS is simplifying access management with unified abstractions

Perfect for engineering leaders, architects, and SaaS founders building enterprise-ready software that must scale securely and compliantly.