Key skills
Node.jsDistributed systemsCloud environmentIdentityAccess ManagementSecurity engineering principlesTesting strategiesProduct-oriented mindsetCollaborationMentoringJavaScriptTypeScriptAWSAzureIAMAuth0OktaAgile
About this role
Okta is The World’s Identity Company, providing secure access and authentication solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer in Core Identity, you will design, build, and operate critical services for the identity platform, working with a remote team to enhance security and scalability.
Responsibilities:
- Join a fast paced and agile team spread remotely across Central Europe and US or Canada EST
- Build innovative features and standards that extend the capabilities of Auth0’s platform to help organizations securely innovate around the world
- Take ownership of the technical quality, security, reliability, and scalability of our systems. You'll drive architectural improvements and advocate for engineering best practices
- Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working with talented engineers and partners across Product, Security, Design, Architecture and QA to deliver features that delight our customers
- Deepen or gain expertise in identity, security, and modern cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) while working on distributed systems at scale
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to our culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure our critical services remain healthy and reliable
Requirements:
- 4+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent
- Proficiency in building backend services with Node.js (JavaScript or TypeScript)
- Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- A strong commitment to quality, with experience in various testing strategies (e.g., unit, integration, end-to-end)
- A product-oriented mindset, with the ability to understand customer needs and work collaboratively to find effective solutions
- Experience in the identity and access management (IAM) domain
- Knowledge of security engineering principles and application security best practices
- Experience working effectively in a distributed, remote-first team