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Software Engineer- Federal

📍 New York, NY 🕒
Work Model
📍 New York, NY
Employment
💼 Full-Time Direct
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📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our growing team in Business Technology (BT) and to help scale our business solutions while providing an extra focus on security, enabling Okta to be the most efficient, scalable, and reliable company. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing customizations, extensions, configurations, and integrations required to meet the company’s strategic business objectives. Candidates will work collaboratively with business stakeholders, business analysts, and engineers on different infrastructure layers, from proposal development to deployment and support. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem-solving and delivering high-quality solutions is essential. In addition, your product owner will look to you to provide all technical services—design, config, software development, and testing.

Qualifications

5+ years of robust experience with hands-on development & design experience Experience working with the following technologies: Java, NodeJs, Typescript, AWS (Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager/Parameter Store, EC2 Instances, AppFlows, StepFunctions, Kinesis), React, Scripting Languages (Python, Shell), Databases (DynamoDB, PostGreSQL), Terraform, Serverless architecture,, Unit Testing Frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)Experience working on latest AI technologies is a big plusProvide leadership and have influence over the design, implementation and support of all the POCs built for the businessExperience coaching and developing individuals for increased effectiveness and working with a geographically dispersed workforce is a plus. Willingness to learn and master unfamiliar technologies and/or concepts Excellent verbal and written technical documentation skillsUS Person Status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee)This position requires the ability to access Impact Level 4 (IL4) data, as defined by the Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

Responsibilities

Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the AWS infrastructure and technologies.Provide a detailed level of effort estimates for proposed solutions. Articulate the benefits and risks of a solution’s feasibility and functionality.Collaborate with business stakeholders and product managers to find the most suitable solution for their needs.Owning the deliverables from discovery to deployment with appropriate documentation.Create and execute unit, integration, and functional tests.

Additional requirements

This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:

$114,000—$172,000 USD

The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$128,000—$192,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

Amazing BenefitsMaking Social ImpactFostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.

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