2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision, architecture, and long-term strategy for the Sign-In Widget platform.
- Lead the design and implementation of core platform features and foundational framework components.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and principal engineers to shape the roadmap and technical strategy.
- Resolve complex performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and architectural limitations.
- Identify and advocate for technologies and approaches that advance Okta’s identity platform.
- Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and responsiveness across devices and browsers.
- Write clean, modular, well-tested, and maintainable code.
- Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction across multiple teams.
- Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other improvement opportunities.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software development experience, including at least 8 years designing and building complex, enterprise-grade web applications.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and a record of architecting and delivering large-scale, high-impact software projects.
- Expert-level knowledge of React and TypeScript, including state management, component architecture, and performance optimization.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend tooling such as Webpack or Vite.
- Familiarity with server-side languages such as Java or C#.
- Familiarity with Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, and comprehensive software testing practices.
- Understanding of web security principles, secure coding practices, and WCAG accessibility standards.
- Knowledge of IAM protocols such as OAuth, OIDC, and SAML is a strong plus.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure coding practices is a strong plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement is indicated by the #LI-Hybrid designation.
- Immersive in-person onboarding experience.
- Well-being support, social impact initiatives, talent development, and community connection.
- Global community spanning more than 20 offices.
Tech Stack
About Okta
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.