Software Architect, Java Backend
Okta
Bengaluru, IndiaPosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- 15+ years of Software Development in Java required
- 4+ years experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
- Hybrid work model (#LI-Hybrid)
- Focus on identity and access management (IAM) technologies
Role overview
Okta is an enterprise-grade identity management platform built in the cloud, enabling organizations to manage access across any application, person, or device. The platform provides directory services, single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, workflow, and built-in reporting, running on a secure, audited cloud infrastructure. The role involves enhancing and managing services for importing, syncing, and provisioning identities and access policies (users, groups, roles, entitlements) as part of the Onboarding and Lifecycle Management (LCM) Platform team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, deeply technical Principal Software Engineer with a passion for building high-quality, secure, and performant applications, capable of leading large-scale technical projects and driving engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
- Work with senior engineering team in major development projects, design and implementation
- Lead the architectural design and implementation of new features and services, with a focus on scalability, performance, and security
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering teams to define the technical strategy and lead the prototyping of software components
- Directly oversee and coordinate complex technical initiatives involving 20+ engineers, ensuring alignment across disparate sub-teams
- Drive a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement, with a focus on robust testing, monitoring, and operational excellence
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies in identity, security, and distributed systems
- Partner with Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment work
- Build, design solutions, and maintain the platform for scale
Requirements
- 15+ years of Software Development in Java, preferably significant experience with Hibernate and Spring Boot
- A deep understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles
- 4+ years experience automating and deploying large scale production services in AWS, GCP or similar
- Deep understanding of infrastructure level technologies: caching, stream processing, resilient architectures
- Experience working with relational databases, ideally MySQL, PostgreSQL or GraphDB
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functions, distributed teams
- Lead and mentor junior engineers
- Experienced building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure
- B.E. Computer Science or equivalent
Nice to have
- Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading
- Experience with security best practices and threat modeling
- Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM
Benefits
- Supporting Your Well-Being
- Driving Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
- Immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate impact and connect to mission and team
Additional details
- Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
- Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era
- This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes
- We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence
- This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission
- The Okta platform integrates deeply with on premises applications, directories, and identity management systems
- We are looking for a seasoned Principal Engineer to join our team and help us build the future of identity and access management
- Ideal candidate should be hands-on expert developer in Java who is deeply technical with a passion for building high-quality, secure, and performant applications and frameworks
- Excited by the opportunity to work on cutting-edge security and identity management challenges and are a thought leader who can drive technical strategy and mentor other engineers
- A collaborative individual with excellent communication skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams to deliver on a shared vision
- Not just be a builder; but a force multiplier who can create frameworks and solutions that enable other teams to be more productive
- 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 please use this Form to request an accommodation
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