About the job
Empower Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is critical in harnessing the potential of AI. At Okta, we secure AI by developing a trusted, neutral infrastructure that allows organizations to confidently navigate this transformative era. This mission demands a relentless commitment to tackle complex, real-world challenges. We seek individuals who build and own their projects, operating with urgency while delivering excellence.
This role offers a chance to engage in career-defining work. If you share our passion for this mission, let's connect.
The Team
Have you ever pondered how large enterprises ensure that the right individuals access their most crucial systems? That's the core challenge we address.
The Okta Privileged Access Management (PAM) team employs an identity-centric methodology to tackle a vital privileged access use case. Our sophisticated Zero Trust architecture is tailored for the modern cloud, aiding customers in resolving significant security and operational challenges on a large scale.
Our team constructs the infrastructure that governs access to sensitive servers, databases, and cloud resources, ensuring access is granted only when necessary. We serve as the security layer bridging users (and non-human interfaces) with the systems essential for their tasks.
The Role
We are in search of a Staff Backend Software Engineer passionate about solving complex problems: distributed systems and creating software where precision is paramount. You will deploy code that safeguards real infrastructure for authentic organizations. Your work will underpin multiple feature teams. Enhancements you make in speed, reliability, or usability will have a ripple effect throughout the product.
This position is for someone who enjoys contemplating how systems interconnect. You should possess strong viewpoints on effective abstractions and the adaptability to refine these abstractions as the product evolves.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Actively contribute to the evolution of PAM's core architecture
- Collaborate with product development teams to create scalable, composable components of our platform
- Design and implement scalable architecture patterns
- Develop APIs utilizing OpenAPI Specification that our customers depend on for production infrastructure access
- Engage with backend systems developed in Go
- Participate in rotational on-call responsibilities alongside SRE and product teams

