Software Engineer, Okta
New Grad
CA$115-158.4k
+ Bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Open for applications
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$115-158.4k
+ Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for curious, brilliant engineers who are hungry to learn, eager to build, and excited about the cutting edge of AI and modern software development
- 0-2 years of software development experience (internships, bootcamps, and personal projects count)
- Familiarity with JavaScript and web development fundamentals
- Exposure to backend concepts (APIs, databases, async processing)
- A proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies
- Curiosity about AI technologies and how they're changing software development
- Strong collaboration skills and openness to feedback
- Must be federally eligible to support monitoring our federal customer base
- Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), containers, or CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, Splunk)
Desirable
- Experience with Node.js/Express or React
- Familiarity with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
- Personal projects or contributions that demonstrate initiative and passion for building
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer I on the Access Requests team, you will join one of Okta's fastest-growing product lines supporting our expanding federal customer base
- You will own features end-to-end, working with a high degree of autonomy on a high-performance team that moves fast and ships often
- Own features from technical design through implementation and launch, with support from senior engineers
- Write high-quality, full-stack JavaScript code with a focus on reliability and performance
- Participate in on-call rotations to support our federal customers and learn the system deeply
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (PMs, designers, QA) to understand requirements and deliver solutions
- Embrace test-driven development, code reviews, and production monitoring as core practices
- Troubleshoot production issues using observability tools like Datadog
- Experiment with AI-powered development tools and workflows - we're building the future of how software gets made
- Contribute to team culture by being open, collaborative, and always learning
Application process
- This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. It aims to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Todd McKinnon
(Co-Founder & CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Co-Founder & Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
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