Senior Software Engineer, Okta
Security
$136-228k
OTE
Salary applicable to candidates in CA, CO, NY and WA only
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Job no longer available
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$136-228k
OTE
Salary applicable to candidates in CA, CO, NY and WA only
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of development experience in designing and implementing software systems in Java, building highly reliable and mission-critical software
- 3+ years of work experience in designing and implementing security solutions for applications and distributed systems
- Work experience and excellent understanding in mitigating OWASP Top 10 attacks on applications, Application Security, Cryptography, Authentication, Authorization using Role-Based and Attribute-Based access controls
- Strong understanding of concepts such as Test-Driven development, Secure SDLC, Secure code reviews and the ability to identify and mitigate threat vectors and vulnerabilities in code and infrastructure
- Good understanding and experience in using cloud service providers such as AWS and GCP
- Developing and maintaining technical documentation such as cookbooks, design and architecture docs
- Troubleshooting and fixing production issues to ensure reliability, security and performance
- Work experience in using RDBMS like MySQL, good grasp of concepts such as replication and clustering along with familiarity in data stores such as Redis and Elasticsearch
- Excellent grasp of software engineering principles coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills
- B.S or M.S in Computer Science or related fields
What the job involves
- Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud Security Engineering group is looking for an experienced and passionate software security engineer to join a team focused on designing and developing Security solutions to harden our frameworks & infrastructure
- We embrace innovation and pave the way to transform bright ideas into excellent security software solutions that help run large-scale, mission-critical software
- We encourage you to prescribe defense-in-depth measures, industry security standards, enforce the principle of least privilege to help take our Security posture to the next level
- Our Security engineering team has a niche skill-set that combines Security domain expertise with the ability to design, implement and rollout security features and functionalities without adding friction to product functionality or performance
- We are responsible for the ever-growing need to improve our customer safety and privacy by providing security services that are coupled with the core Okta product
- This is a high-impact role in a security-centric, fast-paced organization that is poised for massive growth and success
- You will act as a liaison between the Security org and the engineering org to build technical leverage and influence the security roadmap and direction
- You will focus on engineering security and privacy aspects of the systems used across our services while working on a weekly release cadence
- You will be empowered to propose stimulating new projects for our roadmap and rewarded with projects using emerging technologies
- Join us and be part of a company that is about to change the cloud computing landscape forever
- Bring all the passion and dedication along and there’s no telling what you could accomplish!
- Act as a liaison between the engineering and security org to develop innovative requirements for the security roadmap
- Evangelize security best practices across the engineering org
- Research, design, implement and own security oriented frameworks and features with the common goal of protecting Okta’s customers
- Routinely participate in cross-vertical code reviews with emphasis on Security
- Break down complex problems into sub-tasks while prototyping rapidly and iteratively contributing to security initiatives using agile practices
- Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team
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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