Software Engineer in Test, Linux

Staff Software Engineer in Test – Okta Verify Team

We are seeking a passionate and experienced C++/Linux Staff Software Engineer in Test to join the Okta Verify Team. The role focuses on testing and automation for the Linux platform, building processes, and leading quality strategy for large‑scale, mission‑critical client applications.

• Collaborate with product management, development, and cross‑functional teams using JIRA and Confluence to define test plans based on business requirements and application designs.
• Work with software engineers and engineering management to scope, plan, and execute automation and test efforts.
• Master, improve, and innovate upon existing tools and automation for desktop clients and web applications.
• Interface with product management, development, documentation, and UX teams.
• Partner with customer support and field teams to understand customer use cases and build related test plans.
• Develop and maintain high‑quality functional, regression, and end‑to‑end tests for the Okta Verify app.
• Work closely with the Linux community and beta programs to certify Okta Verify readiness on major and minor OS upgrades.
• Develop and maintain automation code in C++/C# and .NET Core.

• 6+ years of product testing and test automation experience.
• Ability to write new and maintain existing automated test cases.
• Experience testing Linux desktop applications built on C# and .NET Core.
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience with C++, C#, .NET, or similar client automation tools.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CircleCI, Git Hub Actions, Xcode Cloud).
• Knowledge and experience in testing web services.
• Experience with security and single sign‑on concepts.
• Experience with Windows desktop application testing is a plus.
• Test experience or academic knowledge of client applications is a plus.
• Experience with collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc.

Location:

Hybrid flexibility available. This position may work on a hybrid basis or from a shared workspace.