Staff Software Engineer, Resiliency (Federal)

ABOUT THE ROLE Okta's Resilience Team is seeking a Staff Back-End Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives and own the reliability of our expanding Identity as a Service platform. As a key member of our team, you will develop microservices, build innovative frameworks, and optimize our cloud-native environment. You will champion reliability during design phases and collaborate across teams to address technical gaps. WHAT YOU'LL DO In this role, you will partner with engineering teams to design, develop, and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects that solve complex reliability issues and help Okta's service scale. You will design and implement robust backend frameworks, tools, microservices, and library components for the entire engineering organization to use at scale. You will also champion innovative, scalable, and resilient solutions across the engineering organization, advising other teams on fault-tolerant system design. You will actively explore and integrate modern AI-driven developer tooling, automated diagnostics, and predictive monitoring capabilities to streamline performance testing, accelerate debugging, and optimize service reliability. You will conduct rigorous design and code reviews, raise the engineering bar by implementing high-quality unit and functional tests to ensure robust programming standards, and participate in and lead incident Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes to continuously improve reliability. You will collaborate closely with Architects, QA, Product Owners, Engineering Services, and Tech Ops to deliver highly secure and dependable software. Additionally, you will help with mentoring new engineering hires and interns. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need 8+ years of experience as a software developer with deep, expert-level knowledge of Java (Golang experience is a strong plus). You will have demonstrated history of architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging global cloud software, with a deep understanding of microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, Azure, or GCP), and modern container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes). You will have a proven track record of addressing scaling, redundancy, and performance bottlenecks in high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS environments. You will also have practical experience or a strong interest in leveraging generative AI utilities and developer assistance tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, automated code-generation, intelligent log analytics, or predictive profiling tools) to drive development productivity and system optimization. You will have outstanding communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to coordinate high-impact technical projects, manage stakeholder alignment, and influence technical direction. Previous experience in a dedicated platform reliability, resilience, or core infrastructure role is highly valued. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere while being part of a fast-paced, creative team that is redefining the cloud computing landscape. BENEFITS Okta offers a competitive annual base salary range for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay Area, with actual base salary depending on factors such as years of experience and qualifications.