Staff Backend Engineer — Identity Security & Scale

Okta; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The World’s Identity Company is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - Full-stack to scale our core platforms and web applications. You will own backend architecture, collaborate with distributed teams, and deliver high-performance security solutions.

You bring 8+ years of enterprise software experience, Node.js, TypeScript, and React, with RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, and cloud/docker practices. This role offers a global, inclusive environment and hands-on mentorship.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining complex, enterprise-grade distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and collaborate with frontend developers for seamless stack integration.
• Improve engineering practices, code quality, testing, and monitoring.
• Translate product requirements into robust technical solutions with product and R&D teams.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in backend systems.
• Stay current with industry trends to improve backend services and application performance.
• Mentor colleagues and promote knowledge sharing within the team.

Job description

The World’s Identity Company is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - Full-stack to scale our core platforms and web applications. You will own backend architecture, collaborate with distributed teams, and deliver high-performance security solutions.

You bring 8+ years of enterprise software experience, Node.js, TypeScript, and React, with RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, and cloud/docker practices. This role offers a global, inclusive environment and hands-on mentorship.