Staff Software Engineer

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.

We are looking for a Staff Software engineer who is passionate about writing the tools to integrate and support to build large-scale, high-demand software in a fast-paced agile environment. You will share our passion for test-driven development, continuous integration and automation to produce frequent high-quality releases.

Our engineering team is fast, innovative and flexible; with a weekly release cycle and individual ownership. We expect great things from our engineers and reward them with stimulating new projects, emerging technologies and the chance to be part of a company that is changing the cloud computing landscape forever.

You will get an opportunity to work in scaling our infrastructure to next generation. Our scale is already huge in running tens of thousands of tests for every commit automatically.  This comes with challenges in speed by reducing compute time from days to few minutes. 

Responsibilities:

Major areas of responsibility include:

• You will be part of the team that builds, maintains, and improves our highly-automated build, release and testing infrastructure.
• Scripting, tools-building, and automation are paramount to Okta Engineering; everybody automates. You will be creating and coding tools for internal use to support continuous delivery. 
• Team up with Development, QA and OPS to continuously innovate and enhance our build and automation infrastructure
• Collaborate with peers and stake-holders to create new tools/process/technology.  We use the latest technology from AWS and you can experiment, recommend, and implement new technologies in our build and CI system.
• Work with internal customers to roll-out projects and process, monitor adoption, collect feedback, and fine-tune the project to respond to internal customers’ needs

REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in developing Continuous Delivery pipelines for a diverse set of projects using Java, Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Python, Ruby, Bash, and more 
• Solid understanding of CI/CD release pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructures, such as AWS, GCP or Azure
• Experience working with Gradle, Bazel, Artifactory, Docker registry, npm registry
• Experience with AWS, its services, and its supporting tools (cost control, reporting, environment management).
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional work toward task completion.
• Experience in CircleCI and Github Actions is a plus
• Experience with Apple App Store and Android App Store Releases/Publishing is a plus

Education and Training:

• B.S. in CS or equivalent

L1-Hybrid

P22385_3575625

The Okta Experience

• Supporting Your Well-Being  
• Driving Social Impact 
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

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.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please  use this Form to request an accommodation.

Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please  click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.