Software Engineer - Performance & Resilience

Okta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading identity company as a Software Engineer focused on Performance & Resilience in New York. You will help ensure high standards in scaling, load, and resiliency through automation and creating frameworks. Ideal candidates will have a passion for quality and experience in cloud technologies and non-functional testing.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Dynamic work setting with advanced tools and technology

Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, microservices, and AWS/Azure.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing, especially for performance and load.
• Experience working with distributed remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement frameworks and infrastructure for performance and resilience.
• Create and maintain non-functional tests for critical systems.
• Monitor, debug, and enhance services owned by the team.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud technologies

Non-functional testing

Performance testing

Load testing

Chaos testing

Application security

Tools

Artillery

Steadybit

Job description

Software Engineer - Performance & Resilience

Join Okta, the World’s Identity Company, and be part of a team that's building a world where Identity belongs to you. As a Quality Engineer in the Performance and Resilience group, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards of scaling, load, and resiliency.

This position requires a passion for quality, a proactive mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a systematic approach to troubleshooting. You will design and implement frameworks, infrastructure, and automation to protect and optimize critical system resources. You will also create and maintain non-functional tests, critical to Okta’s mission of Performance, Scale, and Resiliency. Additionally, you'll develop backend frameworks and tools for the entire engineering organization to use at scale, and monitor, debug, extend, and enhance services and frameworks the team owns.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Kubernetes, microservices, and public cloud technologies/infrastructure (AWS, Azure, SQL, NoSQL, Redis)
• Knowledge of non-functional testing, specifically Performance, Load, and Chaos testing
• Experience using and integrating non-functional testing tools such as artillery, steadybit
• Experience in the identity and access management (IAM) domain
• Knowledge of security engineering and application security
• Experience working with a fully distributed, remote team

Benefits:

Okta is committed to building an inclusive work environment. We cultivate 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.

How to Apply

If you're interested in this position, please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.

Location: Flawless Youth, New York, NY, United States