Software Engineering Manager - Core & Resilience Engineering

ABOUT THE ROLE Okta is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead our Core Engineering team in building and evolving shared infrastructure and services that lay the foundation for what other engineering teams build on. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing a distributed team, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving the strategic direction and roadmap for the team. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for: - Managing a distributed team, including setting expectations, removing blockers, and creating a collaborative working environment - Collaborating with managers, architects, product owners, project managers, test partners, security and operations engineers to implement best practices related to resilience - Communicating and organizing cross-team projects with high business impact - Contributing to defining the strategic direction and roadmap for the team - Developing backend frameworks and tools for the entire engineering organization to use at scale - Participating in the incident RCA process to continuously improve reliability and scale - Providing technical guidance to the engineers on the team - Driving the evaluation, development, and rollout of new services - Operating, supporting, and upgrading shared services and frameworks - Evaluating existing systems to evolve them to support Okta's future business needs WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - Experience in stakeholder management, including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback - Prior management experience of a distributed and diverse team - Experience with software architecture across the entire stack, including understanding of monolithic applications and microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), datastores (SQL, NoSQL, Key/Value), and containers (Docker, K8s) - Solid understanding of the Java platform - Experience with SaaS - Adaptable to changing requirements and the ability to manage a team during a pivot in priorities WHY REMOTE Okta is a global company with over 20 offices worldwide, and this role is eligible for remote work. As a remote employee, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of passionate engineers and technically minded managers, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that power authentication and authorization for thousands of organizations worldwide. BENEFITS Okta offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: - Supporting Your Well-Being: Okta provides a range of benefits to support your physical and mental well-being, including access to on-site fitness classes, mental health resources, and employee assistance programs. - Driving Social Impact: Okta is committed to making a positive impact on the world, and offers a range of benefits and programs to support your social impact goals, including a volunteer program and matching gifts. - Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community: Okta is committed to developing the skills and talents of its employees, and offers a range of benefits and programs to support your professional growth and development, including training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, and employee recognition and rewards programs.