Software Engineering Manager

Okta; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Social impact

Talent & community

Job summary

Okta seeks an Engineering Manager to bootstrap and lead Core Frontier in Bengaluru. This role bridges deep product innovation with customer experience, balancing hands-on coding with people leadership to deliver secure, scalable identity features.

You will hire, coach, and align a high-caliber team across Time Zones, partnering with global leaders to shape an excellent product journey for customers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in engineering management.
• Experience leading teams building reliable, secure distributed systems.
• Strong coaching and growth mindset.
• Ability to communicate across time zones and functions.

Responsibilities

• Hire and bootstrap the Core Frontier team in Bengaluru.
• Collaborate with global engineering leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Lead performance reviews, ceremonies, and team health.
• Contribute to code reviews and architectural discussions when needed.
• Prioritize roadmap with stakeholders.

Skills

Technical leadership

Coaching engineers

Cross-team collaboration

Ownership

Hands-on coding

Tools

Node.js

AWS stack

Public APIs

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The Product

Auth0 is a developer-friendly identity platform that simplifies authentication and authorization for applications. Designed by developers for developers, we make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for the more than 100 million daily logins around the world. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-Ø global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation. Know more about our product at https://auth0.com/.

The Role

We are seeking a founding Engineering Manager to lead and bootstrap our newest team: Core Frontier. This team sits at the vital intersection of deep product innovation and the actual customer experience. Your mission is to ensure that the sophisticated features developed across the Core Identity organization (such as Native to Web, Cross-App Access and Custom Token Exchange) are translated into a seamless and intuitive journey for our users. You will act as the champion for a complete and coherent product experience, bridging the gap between complex internal logic and the polished final result our customers interact with every day.

As the inaugural manager for Core Frontier, you will lead the hiring and onboarding of a high-caliber team in Bengaluru while establishing the operational rhythms that drive success. You will partner with global engineering leaders to maintain our high standards for security and reliability, ensuring that every release meets the rigorous quality bar our customers expect. While your primary focus is on people leadership and strategic team building, we are looking for a leader who stays close to the craft. You will have the opportunity to remain hands-on, contributing to the codebase and architectural decisions as your management priorities allow.

If you are a builder who thrives on creating high-performing teams and cares deeply about the final "feel" of a product, we want to talk to you.

What you will do:

• Hire and bootstrap the Core Frontier team in Bengaluru, setting the technical bar and engineering culture for our growing presence in the region while fostering deep collaboration with our global teams in Europe and North America.
• Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working with talented engineers, managers and partners across Product, Security, Design, Architecture and QA to deliver features that delight our customers.
• Adapt and evolve engineering processes and best practices to ensure the team remains agile, healthy, and high-performing.
• Work closely with stakeholders to prioritize the roadmap, providing the necessary context and technical clarity to unblock your team.
• Run people and team management activities such as coaching, 1:1s, performance reviews, ceremonies, etc.
• Be responsible for your team’s health and delivery, and your reports growth and performance.
• Maintain a "hands-on" approach by participating in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contributing to the codebase outside of the critical path.

What you will bring:

• Total - 10+ years experience out of which 3+ years of engineering management experience, preceded by a strong foundation as an individual contributor (typically 5+ years).
• Experience leading teams that build highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems.
• A passion for coaching engineers at various career stages and a track record of fostering technical growth.
• The ability to communicate effectively and build trust across different time zones and functions (both technical and non-technical).
• A systematic approach to tackling technical and organizational challenges with a strong sense of ownership.
• The ability and desire to remain technically capable, directly contributing to the development process and architectural strategy outside of the critical path.

Nice to have:

• Experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.
• Experience with Node.js, and AWS stack.
• Experience designing and maintaining public-facing, secure APIs.

What you can look forward to as an 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.

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