Senior Backend Software Engineer, Federated Authentication

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 Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart 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.

The Engineering Opportunity

We are looking for a software engineer to join the Federated Authentication team. The team is responsible for building the core authentication and authorization layer using security standards to promote interoperability across resources and applications.

We are looking for smart, innovative and passionate engineers to join the team.

You will share our passion and great pride in elegant solutions and will join an engineering team that strongly believes in designing for scale, rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and an iterative process to build high-quality next-generation enterprise software.

Identity is deeply important and providing a platform for customers to secure their resources is one of your passions.

What you’ll be doing

• Design, implement, review and troubleshoot highly scalable software
• Analyze / Refine Requirements with Product Management
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
• Collaborate with QA, Product Management, Technical Support, Documentation and UX team

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of backend software development experience building highly reliable, mission-critical software
• Experience with Object-Oriented Languages like Java and C#
• Experience working with a system of scale

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading
• Experience in TDD
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies : OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, SSO, etc.

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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.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between : $114,000 $203,000 CAD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 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! .