Software Backend Architect

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. If you are too, let's talk.

Get to know 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.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Access Essentials - Core Product

The Access Essentials organization drives Okta's core mission by designing and delivering robust authentication and authorization solutions across all Okta-protected resources. Our goal is to empower organizations with frictionless, highly secure access experiences. By engineering scalable cloud services and advanced client software, we enable seamless device logins and enforce strong authentication standards across enterprise applications. As a key group within Okta R&D Engineering, we push the boundaries of identity security. Discover more about our engineering vision on our blog.

As an Architect in this group, you will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation identity and security architectures. You will solve complex, high-impact technical challenges, define long-term product strategy, and elevate our engineering standards while navigating a fast-moving cybersecurity landscape.

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. Demonstrable experience leading technical projects involving 20+ engineers across multiple workstreams. 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.

This role is to build, design solutions, and maintain our platform for scale. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure.

Minimum Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience designing & developing enterprise software using Java with Springboot
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, server-side technologies and distributed system concepts(caching, asynchronous processing, multi-threading)
• Strong experience working with relational databases, ideally MySQL, PostgreSQL or GraphDB
• Skilled in debugging and troubleshooting complex java codebase
• Passionate about writing clean, maintainable and scalable code with a deep focus on security
• Solid experience with cloud infrastructure platforms particularly AWS and GCP
• Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability to work with cross-functional(Product/Design/Quality) stakeholders across multiple geo-locations
• Prior experience as an Architect/Technical Lead leading large scale architectural initiatives

Nice to have:

• Strong understanding of IAM protocols(FIDO, WebAuthn, SSO, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, OpenID Connect) and identity management best practices
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and certifications like CISSP or Security+.
• Some experience with javascript frameworks and basic UI development
• Prior experience building teams from ground-up

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 18+ years of software development experience, with at least 12+ years of experience designing and building enterprise grade software using Java at scale

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The Okta Experience

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We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

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.

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