Okta · 2 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $254K/yr
5+ years expOkta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and authentication solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will design and develop platforms that support Okta’s internal transformation, focusing on intelligent automation and ensuring performance and security at enterprise scale.
CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Design and build production grade internal services that integrate GenAI and automation into core business workflows (e.g., virtual agents, RAG, enterprise search)
Work closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to deliver features from prototype to production, with a focus on quality and user experience
Contribute to platform architecture decisions, especially around LLM integration, API design, and system observability
Write clean, maintainable code in languages like Python or Go, and build services using containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Deploy cloud infrastructure to GCP & AWS using IAAS like Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar
Promote engineering best practices around testing, security, CI/CD, and operational readiness
Participate in design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and peer mentorship to support a strong, collaborative engineering culture
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, including building and maintaining production services at scale
Experience working with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and API-based integrations
Exposure to AI/ML concepts, and interest in applying LLMs, NLP, or automation tools in practical use cases
A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and desire to work across team boundaries
Curiosity and a desire to learn — especially around AI technologies, enterprise platforms, and building responsibly
Design and build production grade internal services that integrate GenAI and automation into core business workflows (e.g., virtual agents, RAG, enterprise search)
Work closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to deliver features from prototype to production, with a focus on quality and user experience
Contribute to platform architecture decisions, especially around LLM integration, API design, and system observability
Write clean, maintainable code in languages like Python or Go, and build services using containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Deploy cloud infrastructure to GCP & AWS using IAAS like Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar
Promote engineering best practices around testing, security, CI/CD, and operational readiness
Participate in design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and peer mentorship to support a strong, collaborative engineering culture
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
Company
Okta
Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.23BKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2020-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2017-04-06IPO
2017-03-30Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Todd McKinnon
CEO & Co-Founder
Frederic Kerrest
Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder
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