Senior Software Engineer (Okta Identity Governance)

Okta Identity Governance (OIG) organization is looking for a Senior Engineer to join our team — OIG is Okta’s Identity Governance and Administration solution that is directly responsible for one of the most critical and visible workflows in enterprise identity: how employees request, approve, and gain access to the resources they needAs a Senior Engineer on the OIG team, you will be involved into development, design, and maintenance of our product to serve enterprise customers at scaleYou will involve the architecture and evolution of our product features — spanning the across different access governance personas — and work collaboratively across engineering, product, and design to deliver features that are secure, scalable, and delightful to useThis is a rare opportunity to join a team where your technical decisions will directly shape how thousands of enterprises manage access governance at scale, where the technical challenges are genuinely hard, and where the work you ship will be seen and felt by real users every dayTake end-to-end ownership of feature areas — from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-launch monitoringDesign, build, and ship high-quality, production-ready features across the OIG system, with a focus on correctness, reliability, and performanceQuickly deliver high-quality bug fixes and handle customer-reported issuesWrite clean, well-tested, maintainable code and hold yourself and teammates to a high bar for engineering qualityPartner with our Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment workBenefits
Work from home opportunitiesHealth + WellnessFinancial BenefitsPay + IncentivesTime OffEveryday LivingResourcesThis is a role for someone who thinks in systems, leads with craft, and is energized by the challenge of building enterprise-grade software that millions of users depend onStrong proficiency in one or more of: Java, Kotlin, Go, or equivalent JVM/cloud-native languages used in Okta’s backend stackDemonstrated ability to influence without authority — driving technical alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders5+ years of software engineering experience, with a demonstrated ability to independently own and deliver complex features in a production environmentExperience designing systems that meet enterprise reliability, scalability, and security requirements (think: multi-tenancy, high availability, audit logging, RBAC/ABAC)Deep expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, APIs, and data modeling at scaleExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical topics accessible to both engineers and non-engineersProven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, distributed systems in production environments serving enterprise customersB.S. Computer Science or equivalentFamiliarity with workflow engines or approval/routing systems (e.G., finite state machines, BPM-style systems)Experience building identity, access management, or governance (IAM/IGA) products or platformsExperience with enterprise SaaS platforms serving large, complex customer organizationsHands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern observability tooling
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