Principal Software Engineer

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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.

Okta’s Engineering Services team is looking for a lead Software Engineer to help us scale and increase developer velocity in our Internal Developer Platform.  You will be driving and perfecting our vision of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, increasing the velocity and productivity of engineering.  You will work with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, including Engineers, Architects, Operations, Program Management, and Quality.  We have a great team driving innovative projects – join us and bring your ideas!

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term architecture of our CI/CD platform and developer tools; be the thought Leader in optimizing for developer productivity.
• Design CI and automation components for the scale of Okta, which, at its peak, runs over 55 million tests a day.
• Set direction and influence the development of tools that support the end-to-end lifecycle of code management
• Act as an innovator by advising, recommending, and managing the introduction of new technology and practices
• Consults with other architects across the R&D and Infrastructure Engineering teams to ensure our solution is addressing the top concerns of engineers
• Build high-quality tools and automation for internal use to support continuous integration, continuous delivery, and developer productivity.
• Design software or customize software for engineering use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency.
• Provide technical input by implementing Proof of Concept, influence the choice of the right technology, contribute to existing frameworks, and review design and code.
• Roll out deliverables to internal customers in phases, monitor adoption, collect feedback, and fine-tune the project to respond to internal customers’ needs.
• Support pre-prod infrastructure in the cloud--monitoring, backup and restore, SLA, cost control, deployment.

Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• In-depth understanding of application development, micro services architecture, and successful elements of a multi-service ecosystem
• In-depth knowledge of large-scale and high-transactional continuous integration systems aimed at performance, accuracy, and stability.
• Expert at Git, maven, build automation tools (e.g,. Jenkins, CircleCI, Github Actions)
• Experience with public cloud(AWS), its services, and its supporting tools (cost control, reporting, environment management).
• Experience working with Gradle, Bazel, Artifactory, Docker Registry, npm registry, and Github Administration.
• Experience in Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience in developing/managing infrastructure as a service is a plus. 

Education and Training:

• B.S. in CS or equivalent

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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.

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