Principal Software Engineer
Okta · Posted Oct 27
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta Workflows is a secure, no-code automation platform that lets organizations build identity-centric workflows across cloud applications using a drag-and-drop interface. The Flow Builder team owns the core flow builder user experience and the associated backend services used by internal teams and customers. This Principal Engineer (full stack) role will define the technical roadmap, architect scalable systems, and lead engineering standards across the Workflows platform.
What you will do
- Drive Architectural Excellence: Architect, design, build and spearhead the development of highly scalable software systems. Set the gold standard for software engineering architecture, patterns, and processes across multiple teams.
- Strategic Technical Leadership: Partner directly with Product Management, Engineering Directors, and Principal Architects to define the technical vision, scope complex cross-functional initiatives, and map out long-term execution strategies.
- End-to-End Ownership: Take ultimate responsibility for the lifecycle of mission-critical code—from high-level system design and implementation to automated testing strategies, global delivery, and observability.
- Tackle Systemic Complexity: Lead the design and implementation of entirely new product lines while proactively identifying, strategizing, and working down deep architectural technical debt.
- Champion Engineering Culture: Lead architecture reviews, code reviews, and retrospectives. Establish the frameworks for continuous CI/CD improvements and operational excellence.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Act as a central technical pivot point, collaborating seamlessly with QA, Technical Support, Documentation, and UX to ensure cohesive product delivery.
- Force Multiplier: Mentor senior, staff, and mid-level engineers. Cultivate a culture of continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, and technical ambition across the engineering organization.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Technical Track Record: 13+ years spent architecting, delivering, and operating enterprise grade large-scale distributed systems engineered for global performance.
- Modern Web Ecosystems: Deep technical fluency across JavaScript and TypeScript, with proven success building state-heavy React frontends alongside highly concurrent Node.js and Express backend environments.
- Cloud-Native Mastery: Extensive experience designing and running highly available, fault-tolerant infrastructure across using Kubernetes, Docker on AWS, GCP platforms.
- API & Service Architecture: Advanced expertise designing, versioning, and securing enterprise APIs across RESTful, GraphQL, and gRPC protocols in microservices and event-driven patterns.
- Quality & Automation Frameworks: Authoritative leadership in modern testing methodologies, including TDD and BDD strategies using modern test automation tools like Playwright etc., that ensure robust continuous deployment.
- Bachelors in Computer Science, or relevant industry experience
Preferred qualifications
- Deep expertise in data modeling, query optimization, and scaling relational databases (PostgreSQL).
- Advanced proficiency in modern React, State management, Javascript, TypeScript and driving its adoption/standards across large codebases.
- Extensive hands-on experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Okta
Okta is a leading independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management solutions that securely connect people and technologies to the right applications. The company powers both Workforce Identity and Customer Identity platforms, allowing organizations to securely manage user access and navigate modern challenges like agentic AI security.
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Company size
- 7500+ employees
- Founded
- 2009
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $228M raised
- 2010-02-01Series A$10M
- 2011-08-01Series B$16.5M
- 2012-12-01Series C$25M
- 2013-09-01Series D$27M
- 2014-06-01Series E$75M
- 2015-09-01Series F$75M
- 2018-02-21Post IPO Debt$300M
Leadership
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Legal Officer
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