Joblaze summary

In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing and optimizing secure Privileged Access Management (PAM) products using advanced AI tools and a modern tech stack. Key skills include extensive programming experience in languages like Go or Java, along with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, particularly with Kubernetes and AWS. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers who thrive in collaborative environments and possess a solid understanding of software engineering principles. The team operates with a fast-paced release cycle, emphasizing individual ownership and innovation.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 24, 2026. Last confirmed on Okta's careers page November 10, 2026.
Starts above 3% of 36 comparable senior backend roles in Canada that list AWS we track (median $107,975 across 11 companies). See AWS salary trends
AWS appears in 44.9% of 78 comparable senior backend roles in Canada; Kinesis appears in 1.3% of 78 comparable senior backend roles in Canada.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Okta lists CAD 136,000–CAD 187,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, PAM role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, C++, Docker, Elasticsearch, Go, Java.
What seniority level is this role?: Okta targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, PAM role at Okta.

From the original posting

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

The Okta Privileged Access Management (PAM) is an identity-centric approach to a common and critical privileged access use case. Our elegant Zero Trust architecture is purpose-built for the modern cloud and helps customers solve challenging security and operations pain points at scale.

We're looking for a Senior level Platform Engineer to join a team of highly skilled and talented team players who are proud of what they own and deliver. Our elite team is fast, creative, and flexible; with a weekly release cycle and individual ownership, we expect great things from our engineers and reward them with stimulating new projects, new technologies, and the chance to have significant equity in a company that is changing the cloud computing landscape forever.

What you’ll do

Leverage cutting-edge AI pair-programmers and LLMs (such as Copilot and Claude) to accelerate the development of secure, enterprise-grade Privileged Access Management (PAM) products.

Work with engineering teams to design, develop and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects on a modern tech stack (Kubernetes/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, MKS, Redis, OpenSearch, Docker, Terraform on AWS)

Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of microservices

Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with Okta's business.

Evaluate and scale existing systems to meet specialized requirements and support Okta’s future business needs.

Lead design and code reviews to ensure systems are scalable, redundant, and multi-tenant. high programming standards by writing unit and functional tests.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks the team owns

Evaluate system performance and resolve bottlenecks

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers

Collaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security and operations engineers

What you’ll bring

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

5+ years of extensive programming experience in modern programming languages like Go, Java, or C++ especially in backend services. Go is preferred.

Proven track record of architecting, deploying, and optimizing scalable cloud infrastructure with deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and AWS container environments.

Solid technical grasp of architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging some of the largest cloud deployments in the enterprise world

A good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

Experience with fundamental Cloud building blocks like IaC, Observability, Secrets Management, CI / CD pipelines, secure coding practices, and compliance.

Deep understanding of REST APIs and proven experience building and integrating them.

Experience with AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker

Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization

Demonstrably followed best software engineering principles

Familiarity with Agile software development process

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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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 annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

$136,000—$187,000 CAD

The Okta Experience

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Senior Software Engineer, PAM

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