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.
Customer Identity Team Description
As a backend engineer on this team you will have the opportunity to work within our Java stack, designing APIs to deliver data and functionality for front-end components, and implement logic and workflows that are specific to features that enable developers to configure the Okta platform. You will gain familiarity with the entire Okta platform while having the opportunity to partake in API design review sessions and review features for developer usage.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- 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
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 5+ years of backend software development experience building highly reliable, mission-critical software
- Solid grasp of software engineering principles and practices
- Experience working with a system of scale
- Experience with Java, Hibernate, Spring
- Experience with caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading
Bonus Points
- 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