Staff Software Engineer (Backend Agents/Clients)

at  Okta

GET TO KNOW OKTA

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

THE STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER

We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team with a focus on scalability, reliability, and enhancing the building blocks of the product.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 6+ years working as a software engineer.
• Experience working with production systems.
• Bachelors in CS, or equivalent

This role may not be for you if:

• you prefer frontend UI work with JavaScript/TypeScript
• have no experience outside of a standard three-tier monolith (frontend talks to backend talks to database)
• you have only worked on greenfield projects
• have no Linux experience

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Be deeply involved in evolving the core architecture of PAM.
• Work in our product development teams to build scalable, composable components of our platform.
• Be responsible for designing and implementing scalable architecture patterns.
• Design and build APIs with OpenAPI Specification that customers rely on for access to production infrastructure.
• Work on backend systems written in Go
• Participate in the rotational on-call activities with SRE and product development teams.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• are an experienced backend software engineer with a background in Golang or programming languages with memory pointers
• comfortable with giving and processing constructive feedback while also working independently
• comfortable with doing analysis and refactoring prior to implementation
• comfortable spotting and working to resolve ambiguity in requirements
• familiar with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
• familiar with Kubernetes, HashiCorp Terraform
• familiar with things like: GitHub, Make, Git, OpenAPI, Docker, IntelliJ/Goland
• familiarity on working with products for different operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• experience with HashiCorp Vault
• experience working in a team doing Agile
• experience providing and receiving code reviews
• comfortable with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
• comfortable with Linux shell scripting
• comfortable with PKI related concepts and protocols (asymmetric keys, trust stores, JWTs, TLS, etc)
• Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies.
• Have the ability to design database models and backend APIs.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment built on end-to-end ownership.
• Think in terms of systems, services, and APIs.

This role may not be for you if:

• you prefer frontend UI work with JavaScript/TypeScript
• have no experience outside of a standard three-tier monolith (frontend talks to backend talks to database)
• you have only worked on greenfield projects
• have no Linux experienc