Staff Software Engineer in Test (Golang)

Okta, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 134,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in identity management is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Test to drive quality assurance in a fast-paced Agile environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in QE and automation, particularly with Golang. This role involves collaboration with engineering teams to deliver robust solutions that enhance software reliability and performance, supporting the company's mission of securing identities in the digital age.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

RRSP with match

Paid Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QE experience in an enterprise SaaS company.
• 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise software.
• 5+ years of experience in Golang or Python/Java-based automation development.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and design specs to develop test plans.
• Automate API tests and end-to-end tests.
• Communicate and document QE plans.

Skills

Automation Development

Quality Engineering

SaaS

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Tools

Selenium

Postman

AWS

Kubernetes

Jmeter

Job description

Staff Software Engineer in Test (Golang)

Toronto, Canda

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 Staff Software Engineer in Test Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer in Test to join our Identity Management Engineering (IDM) team serving the Privileged Access Team (PAM). This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role you'll be working with a team of highly-skilled and talented engineers, responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate at large scale and be highly available. As part of the team, you’ll be ensuring projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust and secure releases.

What you’ll be doing

• Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
• Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
• Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
• Review application code, identify bug and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
• Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
• Release features with solid quality
• Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
• Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA

What you’ll bring to the role

• 5+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company
• 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software.
• 5+ years of experience in Golang or Python/Java-based automation development
• Familiarity with - Selenium, TestCafe, Postman, Jmeter, Locust, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes
• Expertise in test planning and cross team collaborative efforts.
• Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
• Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
• Able to deliver well-designed high-quality code on time
• Experience with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
• Experience with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
• Experience with Performance testing is a huge plus

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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:

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 Staff Software Engineer in Test Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer in Test to join our Identity Management Engineering (IDM) team serving the Privileged Access Team (PAM). This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role you'll be working with a team of highly-skilled and talented engineers, responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate at large scale and be highly available. As part of the team, you’ll be ensuring projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust and secure releases.

What you’ll be doing

• Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
• Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
• Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
• Review application code, identify bug and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
• Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
• Release features with solid quality
• Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
• Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA

What you’ll bring to the role

• 5+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company
• 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software.
• 5+ years of experience in Golang or Python/Java-based automation development
• Familiarity with - Selenium, TestCafe, Postman, Jmeter, Locust, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes
• Expertise in test planning and cross team collaborative efforts.
• Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
• Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
• Able to deliver well-designed high-quality code on time
• Experience with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
• Experience with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
• Experience with Performance testing is a huge plus

#BB-1

#LI-hybrid

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: $134,000 — $202,000 CAD

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

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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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