Manager, Engineering

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.

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.

About Okta’s Enterprise Access Team

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.

The Enterprise Access team drives billions of authentications every month. The team builds and supports single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, and threat protection technologies. Our Enterprise Access service runs in the cloud on a secure, reliable, extensively audited platform with 99.99% availability.

About the role

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the SIW Platform team. Operating under the larger Enterprise Access pillar, the SIW Platform team owns Okta’s secure web experiences for end-user authentication and access. We build the Okta Sign-In Widget (SIW) —a highly secure, open-source login platform designed to be easily customized and extended both by our internal feature teams and by external customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage the team’s performance, goals, and career development, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment where engineers can do their best work.
• Partner with product management and technical leads to define the strategic direction and roadmap for the team
• Ensure the team maintains a high bar for quality, security, and operational excellence through effective processes, mentorship, and a focus on testing and automation.
• Lead the team in adopting new technologies and practices, including the integration of AI into the software development lifecycle.
• Drive key projects from inception to delivery, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Recruit, hire, and retain top engineering talent, building a diverse and high-performing team for the long term.

Minimum Requirements:

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, including performance management and career growth planning.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical projects from planning to execution, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and CI/CD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Strategic mindset with experience contributing to product and technical roadmaps.

Technical Qualifications:

• A strong technical background in building scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications.
• Familiarity with modern frontend stacks, including JavaScript/TypeScript, frameworks like React, and tooling such as Webpack or Vite.
• Familiarity with server-side software architecture and frameworks including Java/C# and the Spring Framework.
• Understanding of web security principles, secure coding practices, and accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Knowledge of IAM protocols (e.g., OAuth, OIDC, SAML) and identity management concepts is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure coding practice is a strong plus
• Prior experience as a Tech Lead or in an architecture-focused role is highly desirable.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 5 years of experience designing and building enterprise grade software
• 2+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature/product development and maintaining existing features.
  
  

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies

It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:

• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

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