Staff Software Engineer, Security

Okta's Workforce Identity Cloud Security Engineering group is seeking an experienced software security engineer to design and develop security solutions. As a Staff Software Engineer, Security, you will focus on engineering security and privacy aspects of systems used across Okta's services, working on a weekly release cadence. You will act as a liaison between the Security and engineering organisations to build technical leverage and influence the security roadmap and direction.

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative requirements for the security roadmap with engineering, security, and product organisations.
• Evangelise security best practices across the engineering organisation.
• Research, design, implement, and own security-oriented frameworks and features to protect Okta's customers.
• Participate in cross-vertical code reviews with an emphasis on security.
• Break down complex problems into sub-tasks, prototyping rapidly and iteratively contributing to security initiatives using agile practices.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of development experience in designing and implementing software systems in Java.
• 4+ years of work experience in designing and implementing security solutions for applications and distributed systems.
• Excellent understanding of Application Security, Cryptography, Authentication, Authorization, Certificates, and Secrets Management.
• Experience with Cloud Service Providers such as AWS and GCP.
• Experience with RDBMS like MySQL, and data stores such as Redis and Elasticsearch.
• Strong leadership skills in security and engineering, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategic problem-solving abilities to assist in planning, scoping, and refining requirements of large and complex initiatives.

Preferred qualifications:

• Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) solutions, including quantum-resistant algorithms and cryptographic migration strategies.
• Experience with designing, developing, and securing production-grade agentic AI systems.
• Troubleshooting and fixing production issues to ensure reliability, security, and performance.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible spending account.
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave).

Salary range:

• $174,000-$239,000 USD for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington.
• $194,000-$267,000 USD for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay Area.