Staff Software Engineer - Core Identity (Java)

Location: Hybrid role based in San Francisco, California

Annual base salary for candidates located in Canada: CAD 160,000–220,000, plus potential equity, bonus, and benefits.

Company

Okta develops identity and access management infrastructure that secures human and AI-driven interactions across enterprise endpoints.

What you will do

• Architect, build, and scale server-side features and services for the Device Identity platform using Java and Spring.
• Own new features from technical conception through deployment and collaborate with Product, Design, and QA.
• Define engineering standards and contribute to technical designs, architecture decisions, and long-term platform direction.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Develop maintainable software with comprehensive test coverage and improve CI/CD and automated testing strategies.
• Promote AI-native engineering practices using coding assistants while maintaining security and code quality.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience designing scalable, high-performance server-side systems with Java and Spring.
• Advanced experience with Postgres or MySQL, including schema design and query optimization.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and securing RESTful APIs for large-scale systems.
• Strong knowledge of caching, asynchronous processing, multithreading, design patterns, scalability, security engineering, and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with agile development, CI/CD, automated testing, technical communication, and mentoring.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of IAM protocols and technologies, including FIDO, U2F, WebAuthn, SSO, SAML, OAuth, and federation.
• Cybersecurity knowledge, secure coding experience, or CISSP/Security+ certification.
• Experience with React, gRPC API development, or microservice architecture.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person onboarding to support connection and ramp-up.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible Canadian candidates.
• RRSP matching, healthcare spending benefits, telemedicine, PTO, and parental leave according to applicable plans.
• Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives and professional development.