Staff Software Engineer, IAM (Customer Identity Cloud)

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 Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box, we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you. 

The IAM  Team

Okta’s Customer Identity Cloud (CIC), powered by Auth0 technology, is an easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers.  We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for over 100 million daily logins worldwide. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-Ø global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.

The Opportunity

This role is part of a team responsible for managing, maintaining, and expanding all authentication interfaces. We’re looking to grow the team to deliver some high-impact features.

If you’ve signed in on a TV using your smartphone or logged into some of the biggest brands' websites or apps, you’ve likely worked with Auth0. This team is responsible for some of the most significant expansions in our authentication offerings ever.

You’ll use NodeJS (Javascript/Typescript), MongoDB, and PostgreSQL in this role. Our services run on AWS and Azure.

If you like simplifying complex problems at scale, we’d like to talk to you.

What you’ll be doing 

• Designing and building new and upcoming features 
• Maintaining and expanding our existing core products
• Collaborating with our peer teams to deliver the best solutions that meet industry standards and customer expectations
• Participate in scheduled on-call rotations 

What you’ll bring to the role

• An interest in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive
• Practical experience developing and improving applications written in Node.js, Golang, or another concurrency-friendly language

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

• Experience working with a fully distributed, remote team
• Existing knowledge of security engineering and application security
• Understanding of AI and how it integrates with external systems
• Proven experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, security, data, integration, and application layers

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