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Software Engineering Manager

Okta

Bengaluru, IndiaPosted 1 month ago
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Key highlights

  • Founding Engineering Manager role for a new team (Core Frontier) in Bengaluru
  • 10+ years of experience required, including 3+ years in engineering management
  • Hands-on technical involvement alongside people leadership
  • Focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain
  • Hybrid work model (#LI-Hybrid)
  • In-person onboarding may be required

Role overview

Okta secures AI and human identities by building trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace new technologies. Auth0, a developer-friendly identity platform under Okta, simplifies authentication and authorization for applications, handling over 100 million daily logins globally with a focus on convenience, privacy, and security. The role is for a founding Engineering Manager to lead the new Core Frontier team in Bengaluru, bridging complex internal identity features (e.g., Native to Web, Cross-App Access, Custom Token Exchange) with a seamless customer experience. This leader will hire and onboard a high-caliber team, establish operational rhythms, and maintain hands-on technical involvement while ensuring high standards for security, reliability, and product polish.

Responsibilities

  • Hire and bootstrap the Core Frontier team in Bengaluru, setting the technical bar and engineering culture for the growing regional presence while fostering deep collaboration with global teams in Europe and North America.
  • Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment with engineers, managers, and partners across Product, Security, Design, Architecture, and QA to deliver customer-delighting features.
  • Adapt and evolve engineering processes and best practices to ensure the team remains agile, healthy, and high-performing.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to prioritize the roadmap, providing necessary context and technical clarity to unblock the team.
  • Run people and team management activities such as coaching, 1:1s, performance reviews, and ceremonies.
  • Be responsible for the team’s health and delivery, as well as the growth and performance of direct reports.
  • Maintain a hands-on approach by participating in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contributing to the codebase outside of the critical path.

Requirements

  • Total of 10+ years of experience, including 3+ years of engineering management experience, preceded by a strong foundation as an individual contributor (typically 5+ years).
  • Experience leading teams that build highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems.
  • A passion for coaching engineers at various career stages and a track record of fostering technical growth.
  • The ability to communicate effectively and build trust across different time zones and functions (both technical and non-technical).
  • A systematic approach to tackling technical and organizational challenges with a strong sense of ownership.
  • The ability and desire to remain technically capable, directly contributing to the development process and architectural strategy outside of the critical path.

Nice to have

  • Experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.
  • Experience with Node.js and AWS stack.
  • Experience designing and maintaining public-facing, secure APIs.

Benefits

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
  • Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
  • Dynamic work environment with the best tools, technology, and benefits to empower productivity in a flexible setting.
  • Immersive, in-person onboarding experience to accelerate impact and connection to the mission and team.
  • Support for well-being, social impact, and professional development.

Additional details

  • Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower employees to work productively in a setting that best suits their needs.
  • Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live.
  • Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
  • Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
  • If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding, a form is available to request an accommodation.
  • Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, see the Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.
  • PID: 24603#LI-Hybrid
  • Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in recruitment and hiring. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, applicants or employees residing in New York City can view the full NYC AEDT Notice.
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