Senior Software Engineer in Test
Okta · Posted Oct 15
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta builds trusted, neutral identity infrastructure to secure AI and human identities, and this role sits within that mission-driven engineering organization. The team focuses on scalable automation for multi-language SDKs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) validation, AI-powered workflows, and developer productivity tooling. This Senior Software Engineer in Test will design and maintain automation frameworks, MCP test frameworks, prompt and LLM workflow tests, and CI/CD-integrated test coverage, with UI and API automation as secondary concerns.
What you will do
- Design and develop reusable automation frameworks for SDKs across multiple languages, including TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, and Go.
- Automate SDK functionality, compatibility, error handling, integration, and release validation.
- Build and maintain MCP test frameworks to validate clients, servers, tools, resources, prompts, transports, and protocol interactions.
- Develop automated tests for prompts, AI workflows, tool calling, structured outputs, and LLM response quality.
- Develop and maintain automated test coverage for XAA, validating functionality, integrations, error handling, and reliability across supported workflows.
- Build reusable test utilities, mocks, test harnesses, and developer productivity tools.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot flaky tests, failures, and infrastructure issues.
- Leverage GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and other GenAI tools for test generation, debugging, and framework development.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, and platform teams to improve quality, reliability, and release confidence.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5–8 years of experience in SDET, software testing, test infrastructure, or software engineering.
- Strong programming skills in at least one language: TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, or Go.
- Experience building automation frameworks, reusable libraries, or developer tools.
- Strong understanding of SDK testing, integration testing, regression testing, and compatibility testing.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD, and debugging complex software systems.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
- Strong problem-solving, ownership, and communication skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with MCP clients/servers, protocol testing, or MCP SDKs.
- Experience with prompt automation, LLM evaluation, AI agents, or AI-powered applications.
- Experience testing SDKs across multiple programming languages.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud environments, and performance testing.
- Working knowledge of API automation and UI frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress.
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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