Staff Software Engineer, Resiliency

Okta Inc

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$194,000–$243,000 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $215k
This role $218k
$166k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $215k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Okta Inc

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 137 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$239,000 across 137 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Resiliency

Staff Software Engineer, Resiliency (Federal) joins the Resilience Team within the Workforce Identity Cloud to maximize service availability through high-scale systems. This role involves developing microservices, building robust backend frameworks, and optimizing cloud-native environments while addressing complex distributed-systems challenges like database proxies and traffic shaping. The engineer will lead technical initiatives, conduct rigorous code reviews, perform root cause analysis for incidents, and integrate AI-driven developer tools to enhance performance testing and debugging. Key requirements include expert-level knowledge of Java, with Golang as a plus, alongside experience in cloud infrastructure including AWS, Azure, or GCP, and container ecosystems like Docker and Kubernetes. The role focuses on solving reliability issues within an Identity as a Service platform, ensuring the system remains trustworthy and dependable for global users by addressing scaling, redundancy, and performance bottlenecks.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop cloud-based infrastructure projects to solve complex reliability issues and scale services.
  • Build robust backend frameworks, microservices, and library components for use across the engineering organization.
  • Advise other teams on fault-tolerant system design and champion scalable solutions.
  • Integrate AI-driven developer tools and automated diagnostics to improve performance testing and debugging.
  • Conduct rigorous code reviews and implement high-quality unit and functional tests.
  • Lead incident Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes to identify systemic weaknesses and create mitigation strategies.
  • Mentor new engineering hires and interns on technical standards and best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by federal law.
  • Requires 8+ years of experience as a software developer with expert-level knowledge of Java.
  • Experience with Golang is considered a strong plus.
  • Must have a proven history of architecting, implementing, and debugging global cloud software in multi-tenant SaaS environments.
  • Requires deep understanding of microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), and container ecosystems like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Must possess experience or interest in leveraging generative AI tools for development productivity and system optimization.
  • Requires strong leadership skills to coordinate high-impact projects and influence technical direction.

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