Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering
Okta · Posted Oct 27
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta's Auth0 Security Engineering organization builds and manages services that secure the platform Auth0 runs on. The team works on platform security controls, security data pipelines, cloud-native microservices, and scalable integrations. This Staff Software Engineer role will expand platform security controls and architect custom workflows in a scalable, reliable manner.
What you will do
- Service Development: Build, maintain, and operate platform security services and controls using Python, Node.js, or Golang.
- Security Data Pipelines: Design, build, and optimize custom workflows to ingest, process, and distribute security data to downstream systems at scale.
- Scalable System Architecture: Architect maintainable, secure, and resilient microservices and platform integrations that protect our infrastructure without adding friction for engineering teams.
- Engineering Quality: Write clean, testable, and well-documented code while driving technical designs and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
- Mentorship & Influence: You raise the bar for the entire organization by mentoring junior engineers and influencing senior leadership on critical security decisions.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Software Development Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software services.
- Core Language Proficiency: Hands-on mastery of Python, Node.js, or Golang.
- System Design Expertise: Strong track record of designing scalable, maintainable, and secure software architectures.
- Cloud & Containers: Solid experience with cloud-native environments (AWS or Azure) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Security Mindset: Practical experience building platform security controls, managing service permissions, and applying secure coding practices.
- Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with high-throughput streaming platforms or log processing tools (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Vector).
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and Policy-as-Code tools.
- Familiarity with compliance standards (FedRAMP, SOC2) and security frameworks in multi-cloud environments.
- Experience or interest in applying AI/ML tools to automate security workflows and analysis.
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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