Staff Software Engineer, Okta

• Do you eat and breathe API's? Do you dream in JSON?
• Does the idea of revolutionizing the Okta API to ease the way developers integrate with Okta?
• We're looking for someone who is not afraid to challenge the status quo, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and who takes pride in delivering software that exceeds expectations
• If you're passionate about API's, driven to make a difference, and ready to embark on an epic adventure, we want you on our team!
• Have 7-10 years of software development experience
• Proficient in at least one backend language while comfortable in more than one of the backend languages - Java, Typescript, Ruby, GoLang, C#, Python
• Demonstrable knowledge of HTTP fundamentals with strong API Design principles and industry standards (e.g. OpenAPI Specification)
• Demonstrable knowledge of API access patterns and scaling them. Experience with distributed systems patterns including caching, asynchronous processing, API security, API gateways etc
• Have experience working with at least one of the database technologies - MySQL, Redis, or PostgreSQL
• Experience working with at least one cloud-native system of scale (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Track record of delivering work incrementally to get feedback and iterating over solutions
• Comfortable working on a fully-distributed, remote team. Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, attention to detail, and customer focus
• Excellent written communication skills, bringing structure to ambiguous concepts, and driving closure on them methodically using first principles
• Experience leading complex API projects from inception to production
• Possess or have interest in developing a strong product sense

Desirable

• This is your chance to build a product that will empower developers to build incredible integrations, streamline automation, and unleash the full potential of the Okta Platform
• As a Staff Engineer on the Graph API team, you'll collaborate with a diverse group of brilliant minds, each bringing their unique expertise to the table
• Create an intuitive, connected, and secure API Graph and downstream artifacts that go along with it (e.g. SDKs, Documentation, Consoles) that empower SaaS ISVs to build with Okta
• Analyze/Refine Requirements with Product Management and other stakeholders by asking the right questions and driving clarity
• Influence underlying platform teams on design aspects of canonical representations of data modeling and relationships and read/write patterns that are performant
• Have a high bar for security, test-driven development, design reviews and code reviews while harboring a sense of urgency
• Define long-term observability and reliability metrics for the systems/features that they own