Principal Software Engineer
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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.
At Okta, we are building a world where anyone can safely use any technology, and within Okta Platform R&D, we're specifically focused on protecting the future of work. We are a globally-minded company dedicated to delighting our customers across the world. We are looking for an experienced full stack Principal Software Engineer (with a focus on UI) who is passionate about building large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure in a fast-paced agile environment. The ideal candidate will be excited about joining a platform team that is driving several cross functional initiatives within the company.
You will serve as a definitive, company-wide technical authority for the UI Platform, responsible for defining and driving the long-term (multi-year) technical strategy and architecture across multiple engineering organizations. You will focus on tackling the most ambiguous, high-risk, and complex technical challenges that cut across product lines and architectural boundaries. Your influence will primarily be exercised through technical leadership, mentorship, and organizational alignment.
In this role, you’ll get to…
- Define, socialize, and gain organizational consensus for the 3–5 year technical vision and strategic roadmap for Okta’s core UI platform infrastructure.1
- Proactively identify and drive the resolution of the most systemic technical issues and complex architectural debt across the R&D organization.1
- Serve as the final authority on critical, cross-team architectural decisions, ensuring long-term scalability, reliability, and security.1
- Provide deep technical mentorship and sponsorship for key initiatives led by Staff and Senior Staff engineers, multiplying their impact and ensuring alignment with company strategy.
- Establish and govern architectural standards and best practices for developer experience, observability, and quality across all frontend feature teams.1
- Lead technical due diligence on strategic decisions (e.g., build vs. buy) that result in multi-million dollar investments or multi-year shifts in engineering focus.
- Collaborate closely with Senior Leaders and Product Management to translate abstract business goals into coherent, executable technical strategies.
Minimum Requirements
- 10+ years of software development experience
- Expertise in software architecture and implementation, with a strong development background in a language like Java, Python, or C++, and significant experience with frameworks such as Spring, React.js, or Node.js.
- A strong grasp of software engineering designs, principles, and practices, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable systems.
- You have strong communication skills and can distill complex concepts into simple, easy to understand narratives
- Experience being part of a platform team treating developers as customers
Nice to have
- Experience defining and implementing internationalization and localization strategies for large-scale enterprise applications.
- Familiarity with globalization testing processes
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