Staff Software Engineer

Okta
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8-12 yearsSkills: ["JavaScript","Node.js","Go","React","Next.js","AWS","Azure","Kubernetes","PostgreSQL","Redis"]

Lead the technical lifecycle for a scalable, secure full-stack platform. Own architectural design from frontend to backend, mentor engineers, and partner with distributed teams to deliver robust, high-performance services on AWS/Azure with PostgreSQL and Redis. Focus on observable, secure, and efficient systems that power identity for AI-enabled workflows.

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Okta
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Staff Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the technical lifecycle for a scalable, secure full-stack platform. Own architectural design from frontend to backend, mentor engineers, and partner with distributed teams to deliver robust, high-performance services on AWS/Azure with PostgreSQL and Redis. Focus on observable, secure, and efficient systems that power identity for AI-enabled workflows.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the technical lifecycle of your team’s products, ensuring they are robust, secure, and performant from the frontend to the infrastructure layer.
  • •Bridge the gap between UI and Backend by designing clean APIs, efficient data flows, and scalable service architectures.
  • •Create and document technical designs for team initiatives, ensuring they account for scale, reliability, and regional constraints.
  • •Ensure your team’s services meet strict performance and security standards (SLAs/SLOs), including observability, rate-limiting, and SEO.
  • •Elevate the technical bar of your team through code reviews, design feedback, and hands-on guidance.

Key Requirements

  • •8 to 12 years of hands-on experience in JavaScript/Node.js/Go and React/Next.js.
  • •Experience in designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure).
  • •Service Design: Strong proficiency in designing and building scalable services using Node.js (mandatory) or Go.
  • •Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes: Deep experience deploying, scaling, and operating backend services on AWS, with strong proficiency in Kubernetes.
  • •Data, Caching & Pipelines: Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and data pipelines.
Experience:8-12 yearsCloudDistributed systems
Skills:JavaScriptNode.jsGoReactNext.jsAWSAzureKubernetesPostgreSQLRedis
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaScriptNode.jsGoReactNext.jsAWSAzureKubernetesPostgreSQLRedis

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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