Software Engineering Manager, Okta

• The ideal candidate brings passion and a track record of leading end-user facing development teams, a strong sense of ownership and proactivity, and an ability to adapt and respond quickly in a fast-moving environment
• 1-4 years managing distributed, consumer-oriented, user-facing engineering teams, focused on new feature/product development
• Experience in stakeholder management including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback
• Proven ability to adapt to changing requirements and the ability to manage a team during a pivot in priorities
• Demonstrated focus on outcomes, driven to deliver for end-users
• Track record of team development including processes and culture and individual career management
• While this role is primarily a people management one, you’ll still need to bring relevant technical experience. We don’t expect you to be the expert in the room, but you should have a basic understanding of the following, and experience leading other experts in these areas:
• Understanding of monolithic applications and microservices
• Frontend web development and mobile apps
• How backend design supports frontend development
• End-user focused security
• Data architecture to support data-driven development

Desirable

• We’re looking for great engineering leaders to help us build this team that will define the future of personal identity on the internet
• At a high level, you’ll be managing your team’s goals, contributing to product strategy and helping to develop your employees. More specifically, you’ll:
• Collaborate cross-functionally and across teams, with responsibility for the product, team health, and end user satisfaction
• Contribute to defining the strategic direction and roadmap for the team
• Participate in and enable key team processes to organize key projects with high business impact
• Ensure a high-quality bar for our users through testing and testing automation
• Build a team for the long term, including creating a collaborative working environment, recruitment, and developing existing talent
• Ensure technical leadership is being provided to the engineers on the team
• Drive career management discussions, including setting expectations and removing blockers, and feedback and coaching opportunities