# Engineering Manager **Company**: Okta **Location**: Bengaluru **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/okta/jobs/7856448?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_8d3940bf-c82 ## 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 organisations 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. Get to know Okta Okta is The World's Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth. About the role This key role involves building and leading a team of talented, passionate backend Java software engineers responsible for developing mission-critical and innovative identity and security products, specifically focusing on platform features for authentication and authorisation. This is an exciting opportunity to grow a team and deliver essential identity and security capabilities on Okta Secure Identity Platform. Responsibilities: - Collaborate cross-functionally and across teams, with responsibility for the product, team health, and customer satisfaction. - Contribute to defining the strategic direction (product & technical) and roadmap for the team. - Ensure technical leadership is being provided to the engineers on the team in terms of scalable and maintainable systems. Ensure a high-quality bar through testing and testing automation. - Participate in and enable key team processes to organise & deliver key projects with high business impact. - Build a team for the long term, including creating a collaborative working environment, recruitment, and developing existing talent. - Drive career management discussions, including setting expectations and removing blockers, and feedback and coaching opportunities. Required Skills, Attitude and Knowledge: - 3+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature/product development and maintaining existing features. - Experience in stakeholder management, including alignment, prioritisation, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback. - Demonstrated ability to build teams from ground-up, managing performance, mentoring and coaching teams - Demonstrated focus on delivering outcomes, balancing constraints and tight deadlines. - 7-10 years of prior software development experience with Java or other backend technologies. While this role is a people management one, you'll still need to bring relevant technical experience to ensure sound technical decision-making. - Experience and strong opinions on SDLC with testing automation & release orchestration using gating feature flags & configuration mgmt, and CI / CD platforms. - Demonstrable knowledge of secure web development fundamentals, fault-tolerant systems, and knowledge of cloud technologies. The Okta Experience - Supporting Your Well-Being - Driving Social Impact - Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community ## Skills ### Required - Java - backend technologies - SDLC - testing automation - release orchestration - CI / CD platforms - secure web development - fault-tolerant systems - cloud technologies - stakeholder management - team building - performance management - mentoring - coaching --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/okta/jobs/7856448?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)