Staff Software Engineer, Identity Administration (Full Stack)
Okta · Posted Oct 23
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta's Identity Governance (OIG) organization builds the enterprise identity infrastructure that lets organizations securely manage access across AI and human identities. The Identity Administration team owns one of the most visible enterprise identity workflows: how employees request, approve, and gain access to the resources they need. As a Staff Full Stack Engineer, you will lead development of user-facing features from UI components through REST APIs and data persistence layers, working with React, Java, and relational databases alongside UX, Product, QA, and SRE teams.
What you will do
- Lead the development of user-facing features for Identity Administration, from the UI components down to the API and data persistence layers.
- Partner closely with UX Designers and Product Managers to translate complex administrative workflows into simple, powerful user experiences.
- Build and maintain scalable, responsive, and accessible web applications using React and modern state management libraries.
- Design and implement performant RESTful APIs and backend services in Java to support new multi-org management capabilities.
- Ensure high code quality through comprehensive unit and integration testing across the entire stack (e.g., Jest/Cypress for frontend, JUnit for backend).
- Participate in technical design sessions, ensuring that frontend requirements are reflected in backend architecture and vice versa.
- Work with senior engineering team in major development projects, design and implementation
- Participate in on-call rotations and collaborate with SRE to ensure the reliability and uptime of applications
- Partner with our Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment work
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 7+ years of professional experience of full stack experience in building and maintaining production-grade web applications.
- Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and React. Experience with modern build tools and CSS frameworks.
- Strong experience with Java (Spring/Dropwizard) and/or Golang.
- Deep understanding of RESTful API principles, JSON handling, and secure communication between frontend and backend.
- Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and JWT—specifically how they relate to session management and frontend authentication.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
- B.S. Computer Science or related field
Preferred qualifications
- Experience using tools like Splunk or SignalFX to debug issues across the full stack.
- A keen eye for design and experience working with design systems or component libraries.
- Understanding of how to build and deploy services across isolated infrastructure units
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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