Okta for Developers · 4 months ago
Staff Software Engineer- Salesforce
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$151K/yr - $227K/yr
4+ years expOkta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and authentication solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing customizations and integrations to meet strategic business objectives, while providing technical leadership and mentorship within the team.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Architectural Ownership and Design: You need to be a technical leader. The role is responsible for translating business needs into "well-architected solutions" and designing "solid, scalable, and secure architectures". This goes beyond simple implementation and into the foundational design work that is a hallmark of a Staff-level engineer
Project and Delivery Leadership: The expectation for this role to act as a Team Lead and own deliverables "from discovery to deployment". This demonstrates a need for leadership in execution, ensuring the team meets its commitments while adhering to best practices. The ability to drive the "end-to-end lifecycle" is a critical staff-level function
Mentorship and Technical Bar-Setting: You are expected to "Mentor other engineers" and to "Define & set the bar high for coding standards". This highlights the role's responsibility in elevating the entire team's technical capabilities, a crucial aspect of senior IC role
Cross-Functional Influence: You must effectively communicate and collaborate across different functions. You will work with Engineering Managers, business stakeholders, and Product Owners , articulate the "benefits and risks of a solution’s feasibility" , and consult with the business to align solutions with program goals.You are responsible for driving technical initiatives that may span multiple BT teams and contributing to engineering-wide architectural standards and guilds
Future-Forward Technical Skills: We aim to be an AI First and AI native department. It explicitly values the ability to "build Agents using Agentforce" , leverage "open source libraries to build agents" , and proficiency with AI workflow tools. This ensures you are targeting candidates with the desired forward-looking skill set beyond traditional Salesforce development.High Value Skills - Ability to build Agents using Agentforce or by leveraging open source libraries to build agents is highly valued. Proficiency in using Github copilot or cursor or AI workflow orchestration tools
Strategic Influence on Technology Roadmap: You should have the ability to proactively identify opportunities and influence the future technical and business roadmap , it includes identifying and driving long-term architectural improvements or influencing the strategic direction of the Business Technology stack
Operating in Ambiguity: You are often expected to take broad, ambiguous business problems (e.g., "improve sales efficiency") and distill them into concrete, solvable technical projects
Qualification
Required
4+ years of Software development experience with experience in Java or Python or equivalent
5+ years' hands-on Salesforce development with solid knowledge of Apex, Process Automation, and LWC
Experience in Architecture, Design & implementation of various high-complexity projects/programs for Sales Cloud, CPQ, Service Cloud Console, etc
Solid understanding of developing secure solutions that leverage native Salesforce practices to protect sensitive data
Experience working with CI/CD, SfDx, Jenkins or equivalent
Preferred
Ability to build Agents using Agentforce or by leveraging open source libraries to build agents
Proficiency in using Github copilot or cursor or AI workflow orchestration tools
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
Company
Okta for Developers
Resources for developers using Okta’s Identity services: Okta's Customer Identity Cloud (aka Auth0 by Okta or CIC) and Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC).
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase