Staff Backend Engineer, Identity Security Platform

Okta Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to scale our backend platforms and distributed services with a focus on secure, reliable systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance security-centric software.

Join us to drive excellence in architecture, mentorship, and modern web technologies while working in a hybrid environment with 3 days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining complex distributed systems.
• Backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Frontend familiarity with React enabling full-stack ownership.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API design and microservices.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Solid CS fundamentals and scalable design patterns.
• Excellent collaboration across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality backend services while collaborating with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration across the stack.
• Raise the bar on engineering excellence by improving standard methodologies, producing best-in-class code, documentation, testing, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product and R&D engineers to translate product requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Identify and resolve technical issues and performance bottlenecks within the backend systems.
• Stay up to date with industry trends to improve backend services and overall performance.
• Be a mentor to colleagues and promote knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

React

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Event-driven

Relational DBs

NoSQL / Caching

CS Fundamentals

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

NestJS

AWS

Containers/Kubernetes

Job description

Okta Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to scale our backend platforms and distributed services with a focus on secure, reliable systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance security-centric software.

Join us to drive excellence in architecture, mentorship, and modern web technologies while working in a hybrid environment with 3 days in the office each week.