Staff Backend Engineer

Okta

about 2 months ago

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize backend services that are performant, secure, and resilient.
Own end-to-end delivery of features from design to deployment to monitoring.
Architect microservices and event-driven workflows in Go and AWS.
Collaborate across teams to transform ideas into production-ready systems.
Continuously improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering culture through reviews and discussions.

6+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in cloud-native environments.
Expertise in backend systems, distributed architecture, and microservices.
Hands-on experience with Go or a strong background in a similar language.
Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation.
Strong understanding of security principles and building resilient systems.
High ownership mindset, bias for action, and ability to thrive in complex problem spaces.
Growth-oriented, passionate about feedback, and committed to personal development.

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