Globalization Software Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid in Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; or Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Annual base salary: $148,000–$203,500 USD, $132,000–$181,500 USD, or $114,000–$157,300 CAD, depending on location.

Company

Okta builds identity and security infrastructure that helps organizations safely use AI and other technologies.

What you will do

• Architect, build, and maintain localization automation workflows connecting enterprise TMS platforms with content repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and internal microservices.
• Write, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade Python code, CLI tools, custom linters, and pseudo-localization build hooks.
• Integrate LLM APIs, custom machine translation pipelines, and advanced TMS capabilities into localization automation frameworks.
• Own localization system architecture, TMS administration, schema configuration, webhooks, payload parsing, custom connectors, and vendor management.
• Investigate integration failures, API and file-parsing conflicts, and distributed-system bottlenecks while maintaining pipeline reliability.
• Perform code-level i18n reviews, build AST-based static analysis scripts, and collaborate with localization and product engineering teams on global readiness.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of experience in software or globalization engineering, including architecting localization solutions at scale.
• Expert-level Python, API development, and software engineering skills for building, testing, and maintaining automation infrastructure and system integrations.
• Experience with enterprise CMS or MSM platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager.
• Hands-on experience programmatically integrating LLM APIs and custom machine translation pipelines into proprietary automation frameworks.
• Deep understanding of TMS architecture, content parsing, and file formats including JSON, XML, XLIFF, and properties.
• Ability to conduct code-level i18n reviews across React, Go, or Java codebases using AST-based parsing or linting.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously without technical direction or engineering management.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage and prioritize multiple technical projects simultaneously.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Experience with Git and automated testing frameworks for i18n/l10n workflows.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting on workflow performance.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual contributor role with complete technical ownership and autonomy.
• In-person onboarding designed to support connection with the team and organization.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), flexible spending account, equity where applicable, bonus, and paid leave including PTO and parental leave for applicable US plans.
• For Canada-based employees: RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave.