Senior Software Engineer
Okta · Posted Oct 6
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta builds the trusted, neutral identity infrastructure that secures identities from AI to human, and its engineering team runs large-scale, high-demand cloud software on a weekly release cycle with individual ownership. The team operates highly automated build, release, and testing infrastructure that runs tens of thousands of tests per commit, with a focus on driving compute time down from days to minutes. This role builds and improves that build/release/test automation, coding internal tooling for continuous delivery and partnering with Development, QA, and Ops to scale infrastructure to the next generation.
What you will do
- 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.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3+ years of experience with one or more programming languages including Python, Go, Java, Javascript
- Good understanding of application development, micro services architecture and successful elements of a multi-service ecosystem
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional work towards task completion.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies is a plus.
- Past experience working on AWS or K8S
- Good understanding of virtualization, dynamic provisioning, Docker, AWS and Linux
- Experience in Kubernetes is a plus
- B.S. Computer Science or equivalent.
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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