Senior Software Engineer - Lifecycle Management

📋 Description

• • As a Senior Software Engineer on the Lifecycle Management (LCM) Platform team at Okta, you will be at the forefront of developing and enhancing critical services that manage the core of our identity platform. Your expertise will be instrumental in building, designing, and maintaining robust systems responsible for importing, syncing, and provisioning identities, groups, roles, and entitlements. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how customers integrate their business processes with Okta’s leading identity management solutions, ensuring seamless and secure user lifecycle management at scale.
• • You will collaborate closely with senior engineering leaders on major development projects, contributing significantly to the architectural design and implementation of the LCM infrastructure. Your work will directly impact the reliability, performance, and scalability of Okta’s platform, which is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide to secure their workforces and customers.
• • A key aspect of this role involves troubleshooting complex customer issues by diving deep into logs from systems like Splunk and Syslogs. Your ability to diagnose and resolve problems efficiently will be crucial in maintaining customer satisfaction and the integrity of our services.
• • You will be responsible for designing and implementing new features, ensuring they are accompanied by comprehensive functional and unit tests. Furthermore, you will establish robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively identify and address potential issues, maintaining high availability and performance standards.
• • Conducting thorough design and code reviews will be an integral part of your responsibilities, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the team. You will also engage in performance tuning and analysis to optimize the efficiency and scalability of our systems.
• • The role encourages rapid prototyping to validate new concepts, particularly concerning scale and performance. This iterative approach allows for quick learning and adaptation to evolving technical challenges and business requirements.
• • You will provide technical leadership and mentorship to more junior engineers, guiding them through complex technical challenges and fostering their professional growth. Sharing your knowledge and experience will be vital in building a strong, collaborative engineering team.
• • Effective communication and collaboration are paramount. You will interface regularly with Architects, QA engineers, Product Owners, Engineering Services, and Tech Operations teams to ensure alignment and successful project delivery. Partnering with Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams will be essential for scoping development and deployment work, ensuring a cohesive approach to product evolution.
• • This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in a cloud-native environment and has a proven track record of building and deploying large-scale, reliable, and performant production services. You will be working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to a product that is fundamental to modern digital security and business operations.
• • Okta is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are looking for individuals who are lifelong learners and can bring unique experiences to enhance our team. Join us in building a world where identity is secure and belongs to you.
• • The Okta Identity Cloud is a comprehensive suite of identity management solutions, including directory services, single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, workflow automation, and built-in reporting. It operates on a secure, reliable, and extensively audited cloud platform, integrating deeply with on-premises applications, directories, and existing identity management systems. Your contributions will directly enhance these capabilities, particularly in the realm of user and access management.
• • You will play a pivotal role in enhancing and managing the services responsible for the entire lifecycle of identities within the Okta ecosystem. This includes the initial import of users and groups, ongoing synchronization of their attributes and memberships, and the provisioning and de-provisioning of access to various applications and resources based on defined roles and entitlements.
• • The ability to design and implement features that are not only functional but also highly resilient and performant under heavy load is critical. This involves a deep understanding of distributed systems, fault tolerance, and efficient data management strategies.
• • You will be expected to contribute to the continuous improvement of our development and deployment pipelines, ensuring that we can deliver high-quality software rapidly and reliably. This includes embracing practices like CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
• • Okta’s commitment to security and privacy is paramount. Your work will involve handling sensitive identity data, requiring a strong understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements within the identity and access management domain.
• • This role is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career within a leading identity management company, working on challenging problems with a talented team in a supportive and innovative environment.