Staff Software Engineer, FGA Core (Auth0)

📋 Description

• • As a Staff Software Engineer on the Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA) Core team at Okta, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of identity and access management by designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable, performant, and secure authorization solutions.
• • This role is pivotal in architecting the FGA platform to achieve extreme performance metrics, specifically targeting and guaranteeing millisecond-level p99 check latencies and ensuring horizontal scalability to effortlessly handle millions of queries per second (QPS).
• • You will lead in-depth design initiatives, conduct continuous benchmarking, and drive relentless optimization efforts across the core data models, query paths, and distributed caching strategies to meet and exceed these critical performance targets.
• • Your responsibilities will include writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code, adhering to the highest coding best practices, and actively participating in rigorous code reviews to ensure code quality and consistency.
• • You will be tasked with diagnosing and resolving complex issues within our authorization systems, ensuring the utmost reliability, performance, and security of our services for our global customer base.
• • A key aspect of this role involves engaging in continuous improvement initiatives, which includes refactoring existing code to adapt to new requirements and proactively optimizing system performance to stay ahead of evolving demands.
• • You will be responsible for creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for all developed features, systems, and architectural decisions, ensuring knowledge transfer and maintainability.
• • As a senior member of the team, you will mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership, fostering a collaborative environment, and promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• • You will participate in the team's on-call rotations, ensuring the highest availability and responsiveness of our critical services, and contributing to a culture of operational excellence.
• • The FGA team is at the forefront of solving complex engineering challenges related to modeling intricate permissions at a massive scale, utilizing Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC) to empower developers with flexible and powerful authorization capabilities that surpass traditional models.
• • This role offers a unique opportunity to work on a cutting-edge SaaS platform that is fundamental to Okta's mission of securing digital identities for businesses worldwide.
• • You will collaborate closely with product managers, other engineering teams, and stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and deliver innovative solutions that address complex authorization needs.
• • The work involves deep dives into distributed systems, performance tuning at the microsecond level, and applying advanced mathematical and theoretical concepts to solve real-world problems.
• • You will contribute to the strategic direction of the FGA platform, influencing architectural decisions and technology choices that will impact millions of users and thousands of organizations.
• • Okta is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, and this role is an opportunity to contribute to a team that values different perspectives and experiences, encouraging lifelong learning and growth.
• • The position requires a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating potential risks, ensuring the robustness and resilience of the authorization services.
• • You will be expected to stay abreast of the latest advancements in distributed systems, authorization technologies, and relevant mathematical fields to bring innovative ideas to the team.
• • This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on tackling challenging technical problems, enjoys working with complex systems, and is passionate about building secure and reliable software at scale.
• • The impact of your work will be directly felt by Okta's customers, enabling them to implement sophisticated access control policies with confidence and ease.
• • You will be a key contributor to the Auth0 platform, a critical component of Okta's overall identity solution, known for its flexibility and developer-centric approach.
• • The opportunity to work with advanced concepts like graph theory and set theory in a practical, high-impact setting is a significant aspect of this role.
• • You will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the core infrastructure that underpins Okta's authorization capabilities, ensuring its continued success and evolution.