Join Okta as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of scalable streaming infrastructure for data-intensive applications.
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
40% coding
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer on the Streaming Foundations team at Okta will focus on designing and implementing complex systems for data-intensive applications, ensuring the infrastructure supports scalable event streaming and analytics. Proficiency in Golang or Java, along with experience in event-driven systems and database fundamentals, is essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong background in distributed systems and a passion for building reliable, maintainable platforms. The team emphasizes collaboration across functions, aiming to enhance the operational capabilities of Okta's services.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 4 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Okta's career page.
- Okta has 377 other open roles including Senior Software Engineer, Identity Administration, Senior Software Engineer, Identity Administration, Staff Software Engineer.
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- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$165,300).
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Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Okta lists CAD 160,000–CAD 220,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Foundations role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Docker, Golang, Java, Kafka.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Foundations role at Okta.
From the original posting
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.
The Streaming Foundations team builds services and operates data pipeline infrastructure to support event streaming, messaging, and analytics use cases. We are looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about distributed systems, platform engineering, and solving data-intensive problems at scale. In this high-impact role, you will get to work with engineers throughout the organization to build foundational infrastructure that allows Auth0 to scale for years to come.
What you’ll be doing
- Help set the technical direction for the team and influence the engineering roadmap for the Platform’s streaming capabilities
- Design and lead the implementation of our most complex and critical systems for data-intensive use cases.
- Research and champion new technologies and architectural patterns to solve strategic challenges and scale the platform.
- Lead and influence cross-functional initiatives, ensuring technical alignment and successful execution across multiple teams.
- Improve the operational posture of our systems by designing for observability, reliability, and scalability, and by mentoring others in operational best practices.
- Coach and mentor senior engineers and act as a technical leader across the engineering organization.
- Collaborate with different stakeholders like product teams whenever needed.
What you’ll bring to our teams
- 7+ years of software development experience in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Experience working with Golang or Java is preferred
- Hands-on experience designing, developing and tuning highly-scalable, event-driven systems
- Solid understanding of database fundamentals and experience with event streaming technologies such as Kafka
- A passion and interest to work on systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable and secure.
Extra points
- Experience with front-end technologies such as TypeScript and React
- Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, Azure) and container technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker
- Familiarity with or interest in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) business domain
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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.
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