Senior Software Engineer, UI - CIAM Developer Console (Remote Eligible)

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Company Description

Okta is the leading provider of identity and access management for enterprises. Every day, Okta enables millions of users to securely and seamlessly access their work resources to be productive. Devices are important part of Okta's mission to provide secure and seamless access to our customers. By bringing device security and compliance into access decisions, we limit access to known endpoints that meet our customers' security and compliance requirements. We can limit access to devices with up-to-date software, compliant policies and encryption to improve security. Similarly, we enhance user experience by leveraging platform's native capabilities enabling seamless access to corporate resources.

Developer Console Team

The Developer Console team is responsible for building features and components in the Okta Admin Console that help developers configure the Okta platform as the identity layer for their applications. Developers expect a streamlined UI that allows them to go from proof-of-concept to production ready with minimal effort, and the goal of this team is to enable developers to be self sufficient with the Okta platform.

As a UI engineer on this team, you will be responsible for using our UI framework to implement features for the developer console. These features will rely on backend APIs that are designed within the same team. You will have opportunities to contribute back to our UI framework and work closely with backend engineers to deliver features that are well tested and production ready.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Analyze/refine requirements with UX, UI teams for common reusable components, patterns and styles that need to be developed in the framework

  • Develop reusable components to enable other teams to easily implement UIs with rich and consistent look and feel

  • Work with management and architects to scope and plan engineering efforts and dependencies

  • Participate in code reviews, retros, and other continuous improvement activities

Minimum skills and abilities:

  • 4+ years experience with one of the major JavaScript MVC frameworks (Backbone, Angular, React, etc.), along with a deep understanding of the JavaScript language.

  • Experience shipping user interfaces for production-grade applications in an agile, product oriented environment

  • Strong experience with cross browser compatibility and optimization techniques

  • Strong understanding of debugging scalable, high performance web applications built with reusability and componentization in mind

  • Understanding of web security attacks and prevention

  • Prior experience with or understanding REST (or designing API’s) highly desirable

 

Nice to Haves:

  • Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, SSO, etc.

 

Education and Training:

  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science

 

Okta is rethinking the traditional work environment, providing our employees with the flexibility to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, no matter where they are located.  We enable a flexible approach to work, meaning you can work from the office, or from home, regardless of where you live.  Okta invests in the best technologies and provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, empowering employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs.  Find your place at Okta https://www.okta.com/company/careers/

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer