Staff Software Engineer
Okta Inc
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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $182,500–$231,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $191k versus about $207k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[
Okta Inc currently has 103 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$238,000 across 103 roles with salary data.
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The Staff Software Engineer - Federal joins the Defensive Cyber Engineering organization to support the Public Sector roadmap. This role involves building data and infrastructure platforms to safeguard corporate data, endpoints, and workforce security. You will develop scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines, manage security solutions, and implement automation using a cloud-first approach. Key responsibilities include designing enterprise security systems, integrating log sources, and establishing monitoring for security posture across SaaS and cloud workloads. You will utilize Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Go, alongside Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. The role requires expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines, CI/CD, and APIs for AWS, GCP, and Azure. You will solve complex security challenges within highly regulated environments, including FedRAMP High, IL4, IL5, and IL6, while serving as a subject matter expert for architecture reviews.
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