Staff Software Engineer

📋 Description

• • Join Okta, The World’s Identity Company, as a Staff Software Engineer on our Advanced Apps team, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of identity management and secure access for organizations worldwide.
• • In this critical role, you will be instrumental in enhancing and managing our robust connectors to a wide array of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, including but not limited to Workday, Salesforce, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• • You will collaborate closely with the Lifecycle Management (LCM) team, contributing to the automation of essential HR processes such as the Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) workflows, ensuring seamless and secure identity management throughout an employee's lifecycle.
• • Your primary focus will be on designing, building, and maintaining these vital connectors, ensuring they not only match the evolving features of target applications but also scale effectively to meet the demands of Okta's global customer base.
• • You will be a key contributor to major development projects, taking ownership from initial design through to successful implementation, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and performant solutions.
• • Engage actively with cross-functional teams, including Architects, Quality Assurance (QA), Product Management, Technical Support, Documentation, and User Experience (UX) teams, to gain a deep understanding of application-specific protocols and requirements for building effective connectors.
• • Partner with Product Management to analyze and refine requirements, translating business needs into technical specifications and actionable development plans.
• • Drive innovation through rapid prototyping to validate the scalability and performance of new features and architectural designs, ensuring Okta's platform remains at the cutting edge.
• • Design and implement new features with a strong emphasis on quality, including comprehensive functional and unit tests, and establish robust monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the reliability and availability of our services.
• • Uphold Okta's high standards of code quality by actively participating in code reviews, conducting thorough analysis of existing codebases, and performing performance tuning to optimize application efficiency.
• • Work hand-in-hand with the QA team to define and implement extensive test coverage strategies, ensuring that application-specific features are rigorously tested and meet all quality benchmarks.
• • Provide essential troubleshooting and support for customer-reported issues, leveraging your expertise to debug complex problems by analyzing logs from systems like Splunk and Syslogs.
• • Act as a technical leader and mentor for more junior engineers on the team, sharing your knowledge, guiding their development, and fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• • Contribute to the architectural vision and technical roadmap for the Advanced Apps team, influencing decisions that impact the long-term success and scalability of Okta's connector ecosystem.
• • Develop a deep understanding of identity and access management (IAM) protocols and technologies, such as SCIM, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, and their practical application in building secure and efficient integrations.
• • Leverage your expertise in cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS and GCP, to design and deploy large-scale production services, ensuring resilience, security, and optimal performance.
• • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes, tools, and methodologies, promoting best practices in software engineering.
• • You will be part of a team that is building a world where Identity belongs to you, contributing directly to Okta's mission of freeing everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app.
• • This role offers the opportunity to work on a highly visible and impactful product that is central to Okta's value proposition and customer success.
• • Embrace Okta's culture of learning and innovation, continuously seeking opportunities to expand your technical skillset and contribute to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• • You will be empowered to make significant technical contributions and drive key initiatives within a fast-paced and dynamic technology company.