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Software Engineer, Device Assurance (Java)

Overview

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.

The Access Management Engineering Team

The Access Management team builds core identity and access management products, including Universal Directory, Single Sign-On, API Access Management, Lifecycle Management, and the core Authentication experience that touches millions of users. These products are mission-critical for our customers' security and business operations. We tackle unique challenges in architecture, scale, and performance and work with a large amount of data and usage. We are looking for talented, passionate, and energetic software engineers to join us in building the next generation of identity and access management solutions.

The Software Engineer Opportunity

We seek a dynamic Software Engineer to join our Device Assurance engineering team. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in Java software development and be enthusiastic about writing server-side software and services. The role offers a high-visibility, hands-on opportunity to design solutions for current and emerging problems in the security and identity space. You will share our passion for elegant solutions and join an engineering team that believes in designing for scale, rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and an iterative process to build high-quality enterprise software. You will demonstrate a great aptitude for software engineering excellence and are not afraid to be a player-coach. Our team is fast, innovative, and flexible, with agile release cycles and individual ownership. Here is an opportunity to work on stimulating security projects and emerging technologies.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, Product, Support, UX) for seamless delivery of Okta products and engineering initiatives.
• Own the delivery of product and engineering requirements, as they are implemented in our core Java services.
• Following best practices, contribute to technical designs, proposals, and architectural decisions.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable software components with comprehensive unit/functional tests.
• Participate in code reviews, providing feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards and security best practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.

What you'll bring to the role

• 4+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years of experience designing and building server-side features with Java and Spring.
• Experience with high performance Postgres or MySQL environments.
• Experience with REST API design.
• Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading.
• Good understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles.
• Experience working in fast-paced software development teams, leveraging continuous integration, testing tools, and deployment practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functions.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following

• Understanding of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies (FIDO, U2F, WebAuthn, SSO, SAML, OAuth, Federation, etc.).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and certifications like CISSP or Security+.
• Experience with UI technologies such as ReactJS.
• Exposure to gRPC API development.
• Exposure to micro service architecture.
• Exposure to ML/AI technologies.

This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our San Francisco, CA HQ office or our Chicago office during the first week of employment.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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:

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$159,000 — $239,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today!

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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