Software Engineer, DevOps; FedRAMP

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.

We are looking for a Staff level Dev Ops Engineer to join a team of highly skilled and talented team players who are proud of what they own and deliver. We are a fast, collaborative, and adaptable team. Operating with a weekly release cycle and a high degree of individual ownership, we empower our engineers to take on challenging projects, work with cutting‑edge technologies, and directly share in Okta's success through meaningful equity.

• Leverage cutting‑edge AI pair‑programmers and LLMs (such as Copilot and Claude) to accelerate the development of secure, enterprise‑grade Privileged Access Management (PAM) products
• Act as a core contributor to Okta's FedRAMP initiative
• Work with engineering teams to design, develop and deliver cloud‑based infrastructure projects on a modern tech stack (Kubernetes/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, MKS, Redis, Open Search, Docker, Terraform on AWS)
• Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of microservices
• Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with Okta's business
• Evaluate and scale existing systems to meet specialized requirements and support Okta's future business needs
• Lead design and code reviews to ensure systems are scalable, redundant, and multi‑tenant. high programming standards by writing unit and functional tests
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks the team owns
• Evaluate system performance and resolve bottlenecks
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers
• Collaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security and operations engineers

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; master's preferred
• 7+ years of extensive programming experience in modern programming languages like Go, Java, or C++ especially in backend services. Go is preferred.
• 4+ years experience working with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database systems. Experience with designing and querying databases with optimization in mind is a plus
• Immense passion for doing the right thing to help Okta's technology stay ahead of its anticipated business growth
• Solid technical grasp of architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging some of the largest cloud deployments in the enterprise world
• A good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms
• Experience with fundamental Cloud building blocks like IaC, Observability, Secrets Management, CI / CD pipelines, secure coding practices, and compliance
• Deep understanding of REST APIs and proven experience building and integrating them
• Experience with AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch / Open Search, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker
• Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization
• Strong commitment to, and experience with, software engineering best practices
• Familiarity with Agile software development process

• This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

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