Join Okta as a Senior Software Engineer in Test to ensure high-quality releases in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Review requirements and design specs
- Automate API tests and end-to-end tests
- Communicate and document QE plans
- Review application code and identify bugs
- Respond to production issues during on-call rotation
Must have
- 5+ years of QE experience
- 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software
- 5+ years of experience in Python/Java-based automation development
Nice to have
- Experience with non HTTP-based protocols
- Experience with networking
- Experience with Performance testing
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer in Test will focus on developing and automating comprehensive test plans and cases to ensure the quality and reliability of Okta's backend solutions. Proficiency in Python or Java, along with experience in automation tools like Selenium and AWS, is essential for success. This position is well-suited for candidates with over five years of quality engineering experience, particularly in enterprise SaaS environments. The team operates in a fast-paced Agile setting, emphasizing collaboration and high standards in software delivery.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze September 24, 2026. Last confirmed on Okta's careers page September 24, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Okta: Bengaluru, India.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Okta lists CAD 118,000–CAD 162,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer in Test role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, JMeter, Java, Kubernetes, Locust, Postman.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer in Test role at Okta.
From the original posting
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer in Test to join our Identity Management Engineering (IDM) team serving the Privileged Access Team (PAM). This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role you'll be working with a team of highly-skilled and talented engineers, responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate at large scale and be highly available. As part of the team, you’ll be ensuring projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust and secure releases.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
- Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
- Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
- Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
- Review application code, identify bug and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
- Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
- Release features with solid quality
- Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
- Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company
- 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software.
- 5+ years of experience in Python/Java-based automation development
- Familiarity with - Selenium, TestCafe, Postman, Jmeter, Locust, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes
- Expertise in test planning and cross team collaborative efforts.
- Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
- Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
- Able to deliver well-designed high-quality code on time
- Experience with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
- Experience with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
- Experience with Performance testing is a huge plus
#P10703_3542696
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.
The Okta Experience
Standard company text repeated across Okta's postings is omitted here.