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Staff Software Engineer- Federal

Okta
vision insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, D.C., Washington
Aug 13, 2025
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 flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core 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. Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure Okta is the identity standard. The Okta Identity Cloud is an independent and neutral platform that securely connects the right people to the right technologies at the right time. We help organizations do two things - secure and manage their extended enterprise, and transform their users' experiences. With over 20,000 customers, 8000+ app integrations, and well over a billion registered users, we are only getting started. Okta is a US Federal government vendor with FedRAMP High and IL4 compliance. Okta's Core Engineering team is responsible for building and evolving shared infrastructure and services that lay the foundation for what other engineering teams build on. We're in charge of common shared services like cache, configuration management, frameworks for async data transfer management, and email pipeline, to name a few. We're cloud native, where redundancy, multi-tenancy, scale, resource optimization, and resiliency are first class citizens. With Okta's mantra of 'Always On!', there's never a dull moment. Our biggest asset is our team of passionate engineers and technically minded managers. We're looking for a staff-level backend engineer to join a team of highly skilled and talented team players who are proud of what they own and deliver.This engineer will be in ourWashington, DC office or nearby with on-site customer travel. This national security role necessitates a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance and a favorable suitability review. It is a condition of employment that you obtain and continuously maintain this clearance for eligibility for access to classified information. Any inability to uphold these security standards may lead to termination. You will: Work with engineering teams to design, develop and deliver cloud based infrastructure projects on a contemporary tech stack (Redis, Docker, Terraform on AWS). Review and adapt the said infrastructure to federal air-gapped environments Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with Okta's business. Conduct design and code reviews. Ensure high programming standards by writing unit and functional tests. Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks the team owns Evaluate system performance and resolve bottlenecks Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers Collaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security, and operations engineers You have: US citizenship with TS/SCI security clearance level Experience with Federal and DoD compliance requirements - FedRAMP, IL6 Solid technology chops in architecting, implementing, releasing, tuning, and debugging in federal air-gapped environments Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; master's preferred. 5+ yrs of extensive programming experience in an object-oriented programming language like Java, especially in backend services. A superior understanding of multithreading, garbage collection, and memory management. 3+ yrs of experience working with MySQL or equivalent relational database systems. Experience with designing databases and fine-tuning queries is a plus. 3+ yrs experience developing, operating, optimizing, and troubleshooting web services on Kubernetes. Experience with AWS EKS is a plus. Demonstrated experience of working with REST and a thorough understanding of its fundamentals. Knowledge of gRPC is a plus. Experience with Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Tomcat, AWS, Redis, and Docker Knowledge of network security, authentication and authorization Demonstrably followed best software engineering principles Experience with enterprise SaaS #LI-TM #LI-Onsite Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, 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 base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between: $168,000 — $252,000 USD What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee! Amazing Benefits Making Social Impact Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community 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/. Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding. 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 complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. 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