Staff Software Engineer (Resiliency, Federal)

Join Okta, a leading identity management company, as a Staff Software Engineer in the Resilience Team. In this role, you will lead technical initiatives, develop microservices, and optimize our cloud-native environment. You will collaborate with various teams to address technical gaps and champion reliability during design phases. The position offers work-from-home opportunities, health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, and time off.

• Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des frameworks backend robustes, des outils, des microservices et des composants de bibliothèque pour l'ensemble de l'organisation d'ingénierie.
• Collaborer avec les équipes d'ingénierie pour concevoir, développer et livrer des projets d'infrastructure cloud qui résolvent des problèmes de fiabilité complexes.
• Participer et diriger les processus d'analyse des causes profondes (RCA) des incidents pour améliorer continuellement la fiabilité.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to coordinate high-impact technical projects, manage stakeholder alignment, and influence technical direction
• 8+ years of experience as a software developer with deep, expert-level knowledge of Java (Golang experience is a strong plus)
• Practical experience or strong interest in leveraging generative AI utilities and developer assistance tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, automated code-generation, intelligent log analytics, or predictive profiling tools) to drive development productivity and system optimization
• ***The employee must be either a U.S. citizen as defined in 42 U.S. Code § 9102; a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3); or a U.S. national (i.e. includes citizens and non-citizens born in outlying possessions such as American Samoa and Swains Island), green card holders, refugees, and asylees. Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person
• Demonstrated history of architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging global cloud software. Deep understanding of microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, Azure, or GCP), and modern container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Previous experience in a dedicated platform reliability, resilience, or core infrastructure role is highly valued
• Proven track record of addressing scaling, redundancy, and performance bottlenecks in high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS environments
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent industry experience