Staff Golang Engineer

Okta; Toronto; On-site; CAD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading identity management company as a Staff Backend Software Engineer, where you'll work on innovative backend systems using Golang, C, and C++. This role emphasizes scalability and reliability, allowing you to influence core architecture and design robust APIs for production infrastructure. With a focus on collaboration and end-to-end ownership, you'll thrive in a dynamic environment that values diverse perspectives and lifelong learning. Enjoy competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that supports your well-being and career growth. Be part of a team that is transforming digital security and access!

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

RRSP with Match

Telemedicine

Paid Leave

Parental Leave

Flexible Work Environment

Equity Options

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years as a software engineer with backend focus.
• Experience with production systems and core architecture.
• Ability to design database models and backend APIs.

Responsibilities

• Work on backend systems using Golang, C, and C++.
• Design and implement scalable architecture patterns.
• Build APIs with OpenAPI Specification.

Skills

Golang

C

C++

Networking

Kubernetes

HashiCorp Terraform

Linux Shell Scripting

Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)

API Design

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Docker

OpenAPI

IntelliJ

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Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Privileged Access Management Team (PAM)

The Okta Privileged Access Management (PAM) is an identity-centric approach to a common and critical privileged access use case. Our elegant Zero Trust architecture is purpose-built for the modern cloud and helps customers solve challenging security and operations pain points at scale.

The Staff Software Engineer

We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team with a focus on scalability, reliability, and enhancing the building blocks of the product.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work on Backend Systems written in GO, C, C++
• Be deeply involved in evolving the core architecture of PAM.
• Work in our product development teams to build scalable, composable components of our platform.
• Be responsible for designing and implementing scalable architecture patterns.
• Design and build APIs with OpenAPI Specification that customers rely on for access to production infrastructure.
• Participate in the rotational on-call activities with SRE and product development teams.
  
  

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• are an experienced backend software engineer with a background in Golang/C/C++ or programming languages with memory pointers
• comfortable with giving and processing constructive feedback while also working independently
• comfortable with doing analysis and refactoring prior to implementation
• comfortable spotting and working to resolve ambiguity in requirements
• familiar with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
• familiar with Kubernetes, HashiCorp Terraform
• familiar with things like: GitHub, Make, Git, OpenAPI, Docker, IntelliJ/Golang
• familiarity on working with products for different operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• experience with HashiCorp Vault
• experience working in a team doing Agile
• experience providing and receiving code reviews
• comfortable with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
• comfortable with Linux shell scripting
• comfortable with PKI related concepts and protocols (asymmetric keys, trust stores, JWTs, TLS, etc)
• Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies.
• Have the ability to design database models and backend APIs.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment built on end-to-end ownership.
• Think in terms of systems, services, and APIs.
  
  

Required education and experience:

• 6+ years working as a software engineer.
• Experience working with production systems.
• Bachelors in CS, or equivalent
  
  

This role may not be for you if:

• you prefer frontend UI work with JavaScript/TypeScript
• have no experience outside of a standard three-tier monolith (frontend talks to backend talks to database)
• you have only worked on greenfield projects
• have no Linux experience
  
  

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

$135,000—$203,000 CAD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
  
  

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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