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Okta

Platform Staff Engineer- Universal Directory

Okta
hybrid staff full-time $194,000-$243,000 USD San Francisco, California
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First indexed 24 Apr 2026

Description

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.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join Okta's Universal Directory Platform team within the Product Platform Pillar. The team serves as the intelligent core of the enterprise security fabric, maintaining the source of truth for all identity assets and their associated relationships.

This role follows a hybrid model requiring two days per week in our San Francisco office.

Opportunity

This position will be involved in the development, design, and maintenance of our highly performant, reliable, and scalable platform, which is critical for managing user lifecycles, groups, and memberships. The successful candidate will possess experience in building and deploying scalable, reliable software and infrastructure within a cloud environment.

What you’ll be doing

  • Understand our identity management group codebase and development process: Jira, Technical Designs, Code Review, Testing, and Deployment.
  • Develop and implement frameworks and toolings for our Universal Directory Service platform.
  • Design and implement high-performance distributed scalable and fault-tolerant software components.
  • Quickly deliver high-quality bug fixes and handle customer-reported issues.
  • Conduct quality code reviews and automated testings.
  • Partner with our Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment work.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure.
  • 7+ years of Software Development in Java, preferably significant experiences with Hibernate and Spring Boot.
  • 5+ years of development experience building services, internal tools and frameworks.
  • 3+ years experience automating and deploying large scale production services in AWS, GCP or similar.
  • Hands-on understanding with the practical application of SQL databases.
  • Experience working with systems of scale ranging from monolithic applications to microservices.
  • Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and people of various backgrounds.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

  • B.S. Computer Science or equivalent
  • Experience with the Go programming language.
  • Experience of PostgreSQL, Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience working with Active Directory or Microsoft Azure.

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. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $194,000-$243,000 USD

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