Staff Software Engineer (Federal)

Okta
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 174,000 - 239,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Own outcomes","Collaboration","Drive","Prioritization","Technical leadership"]

Design, build, and maintain backend services and frontend interfaces for Okta’s Identity Governance (OIG) Federal team. Adapt the product to government customer needs, including distributed systems and AI-augmented workflows. Architect and operate secure cloud and on-prem infrastructure, support air-gapped/top-secret environments, maintain audit readiness, drive tech debt improvements (CI/CD, observability, reliability), and partner with Product and Design to deliver secure, least-privilege access at scale.

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Okta
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Staff Software Engineer (Federal)

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Job Summary

Design, build, and maintain backend services and frontend interfaces for Okta’s Identity Governance (OIG) Federal team. Adapt the product to government customer needs, including distributed systems and AI-augmented workflows. Architect and operate secure cloud and on-prem infrastructure, support air-gapped/top-secret environments, maintain audit readiness, drive tech debt improvements (CI/CD, observability, reliability), and partner with Product and Design to deliver secure, least-privilege access at scale.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure across high-compliance security baselines.
  • •Support operations transitioning into disconnected, air-gapped, and top-secret defense environments.
  • •Maintain strict security controls, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring for classified networks.
  • •Collaborate with engineering teams to meet stringent governmental security standards for deployments.
  • •Identify and prioritize tech debt, improving CI/CD, observability, documentation, reliability, and support processes.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 174,000 - 239,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kFlexible SpendingPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a high-level government security clearance (e.g., Secret / Top Secret / SCI).
  • •8+ years in software engineering, shipping enterprise cloud software.
  • •Hands-on coding at scale in Java, Python, or TypeScript, with API experience (REST, gRPC) and UI automation (Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent).
  • •Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI or equivalent), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and a major cloud platform.
  • •Ability to define scalable backend architectures and integrate complex APIs with modern web technologies; strong understanding of web authentication/authorization fundamentals.
Experience:8+ yearsEnterprise cloud softwareFederalGovernmentAir-gapped systemsIdentity governanceIdentity and access managementCompliance
Skills:Own outcomesCollaborationDrivePrioritizationTechnical leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaPythonTypeScriptRESTGRPCPlaywrightSeleniumCircleCICI/CDDockerKubernetesJavaScriptDistributed systemsCloud platform

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:SecretTop SecretSCI

Company Brief

Okta
Provides identity and access management cloud solutions that help organizations secure and manage user authentication, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and lifecycle management across applications and devices.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2009
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