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Staff Software Engineer (Identity Threat Protection)

Okta

$188,000 - $282,000
Sep 9, 2025
San Francisco, CA, US
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Okta is looking to solve critical security problems by building a next-gen security platform that continuously evaluates threats and constructs a comprehensive risk graph for their Identity Threat Protection (ITP) platform.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of software development experience building highly-reliable, mission-critical software in an object-oriented language (Java preferred).
  • 4+ years of software development experience, with a demonstrated background in both front-end UI stacks (React.js preferred)
  • A proven track record of technical leadership, including experience driving the architecture for microservices at enterprise scale.
  • An excellent grasp of software engineering principles and design patterns.
  • Expertise in creating or extending complex rule-based systems.
  • Experience working with a variety of data stores, including RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience building anomaly detection systems or risk systems is a huge plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and independently manage the design, development, delivery, and supportability of cloud-native security products - from concept design to final implementation.
  • Commit to high programming standards by reviewing code and writing unit and functional tests.
  • Mentor, groom, and educate junior engineers
  • Participate in rotations to expeditiously unblock customers and make them successful.
  • Own the design and development of services that deliver critical security insights, from Bot Detection to Breached Credential Protection, and craft the world-class UX that makes this complex data understandable and actionable for our customers.
  • Tackle our most ambiguous and complex challenges, mentoring other engineers and influencing the product roadmap.
  • Join a team that believes in designing for scale, rigorous code reviews, and automated testing to build high-quality enterprise software.

Other

  • Cross-group solid collaboration and interpersonal communication skills working with a variety of roles, including engineering, product management, design, support, and documentation
  • Experience working with remote teams and individuals while ensuring quality, agility, and velocity
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with product management, design, and other engineering teams.
  • LI-Hybrid
  • Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.