Staff Software Engineer, Resiliency (Federal)

Secure Every Identity from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. Were all in on this mission. If you are too lets talk.

Okta is The Worlds Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology - anywhere on any device or app. Our Identity as a Service solution enables secure yet flexible access authentication and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - were looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Oktas Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) secures billions of global logins every day. The Resilience Team within WIC maximizes service availability by building foundational high-scale systems. Our engineers solve complex distributed-systems challenges - from database proxies to traffic shaping - to ensure the platform remains trustworthy and reliable for every customer.

We are seeking a Staff Back-End Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives and own the reliability of our expanding Identity as a Service platform.

In this role you will develop microservices build innovative frameworks and optimize our cloud-native environment. You will champion reliability during design phases and collaborate across teams to address technical gaps.

We value iterative development automated testing and individual ownership. Join our creative fast-paced team to work on impactful projects that are redefining the cloud computing landscape.

• Partner with engineering teams to design develop and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects that solve complex reliability issues and help Oktas service scale.
• Design and implement robust backend frameworks tools microservices and library components for the entire engineering organization to use at scale.
• Champion innovative scalable and resilient solutions across the engineering organization advising other teams on fault-tolerant system design.
• Actively explore and integrate modern AI-driven developer tooling automated diagnostics and predictive monitoring capabilities to streamline performance testing accelerate debugging and optimize service reliability.
• Conduct rigorous design and code reviews. Raise the engineering bar by implementing high-quality unit and functional tests to ensure robust programming standards.
• Participate in and lead incident Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes to continuously improve reliability identify systemic weaknesses and build long-term mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate closely with Architects QA Product Owners Engineering Services and Tech Ops to deliver highly secure and dependable software.
• Help with mentoring new engineering hires and interns.

• 8 years of experience as a software developer with deep expert-level knowledge of Java (Golang experience is a strong plus).
• Demonstrated history of architecting implementing tuning and debugging global cloud software. Deep understanding of microservices cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred Azure or GCP) and modern container ecosystems (Docker Kubernetes).
• Proven track record of addressing scaling redundancy and performance bottlenecks in high-availability multi-tenant SaaS environments.
• Practical experience or strong interest in leveraging generative AI utilities and developer assistance tools (e.g. AI coding assistants automated code-generation intelligent log analytics or predictive profiling tools) to drive development productivity and system optimization.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to coordinate high-impact technical projects manage stakeholder alignment and influence technical direction.
• Previous experience in a dedicated platform reliability resilience or core infrastructure role is highly valued.

  ***The employee must be either a U.S. citizen as defined in 42 U.S. Code 9102; a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3); or a U.S. national (i.e. includes citizens and non-citizens born in outlying possessions such as American Samoa and Swains Island) green card holders refugees and asylees.Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person.

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science a related field or equivalent industry experience.

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