At a Glance
- Tasks: Write efficient code and lead the development of scalable services.
- Company: Join Okta, The World’s Identity Company, fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, RRSP matching, and flexible work environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for mentorship and career growth in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic and supportive team.
- Qualifications: 3–5 years of software development experience, preferably with Golang or Java.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
About Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box – we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Writing maintainable, efficient code using proven patterns to solve complex problems
- Lead the design and development of highly scalable services for data-intensive use cases
- Evaluate and advocate for modern technologies to accelerate value delivery and improve engineering efficiency
- Carry cross-team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.
- Participate in team’s on‑call rotation to build operational excellence on services we support
- Coach and mentor engineers to help scale up the engineering organization
What You’ll Bring to Our Teams
- 3–5 years of software development experience in a fast‑paced, agile environment
- Experience working with Golang or Java preferred
- Hands‑on experience designing, developing and tuning highly‑scalable, event‑driven systems
- Solid understanding of database fundamentals and experience with event streaming technologies such as Kafka
- A passion and interest to work on systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable and secure
Extra points
- Experience with front‑end technologies such as TypeScript and React
- Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, Azure) and container technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker
- Familiarity with or interest in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) business domain
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between $136,000—$187,000 CAD.
What you can look forward to as a Full‑Time Okta employee
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely 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. Find your place at Okta today!
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.
Senior Software Engineer in Toronto employer: Okta
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