Okta

Staff Software Engineer

Okta
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2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop secure authentication features, APIs, and fixes for current and future scale.
  • Own the technical integrity, architectural evolution, and long-term scalability of the core product.
  • Act as a technical steward for the codebase and proactively drive project success.
  • Use AI coding assistants for prototyping, boilerplate generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and edge-case simulation while auditing and securing generated code.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, customers, and support teams.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot production issues.
  • Lead team discussions, mentor engineers, and improve team productivity.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Experience creating public or internal APIs using Node.js, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
  • Production experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, autonomy, attention to detail, and continuous improvement orientation.
  • Ability to prioritize user experience and maintain the security and integrity of authentication systems.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangement allowing employees to work from an office or from home regardless of location.
  • Flexible benefits, collaborative work environments, and technology intended to support productive work settings.
  • In-person onboarding experience and opportunities for connection across Okta’s global community.
  • Programs supporting well-being, social impact, talent development, and community connection.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendMobile
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About Okta

5,001-10,000 employees

Okta builds cloud-based identity and access management for enterprises and developers, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and lifecycle management. It sells subscription SaaS as the Okta Workforce Identity and Customer Identity Clouds; the latter incorporates Auth0, acquired in 2021. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Okta is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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