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Staff Backend Engineer
Okta · Bengaluru · Posted 25d ago
About the role
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Okta, you will design and implement high-performance backend services, focusing on scalability and reliability. You will tackle complex technical challenges and participate in a global on-call rotation, ensuring the stability of critical systems.
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📋 Description Design, code, debug, test, monitor, and deploy performant backend services and connector plugins in Take well-defined product goals and ambiguous technical challenges and break them down into modular Design reliable, scalable components for database scraping and network protocol management (SSH Participate in global on-call rotation, troubleshoot complex incidents, perform root-cause Identify tech debt, streamline CI/CD pipelines, improve observability/alerting, and establish Proactively spot technical risks, dependency gaps, and performance bottlenecks 🎯 Requirements 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years building high-scale, cloud-native Proven Staff-Level (P4) attributes: independent ownership, influence, and team elevation Experience in Privileged Access Management (PAM), IAM, or deep networking infrastructure Proficiency in Go (or deep expertise in C++/Rust/Java with ability to master Go) Hands-on experience with networking protocols (SSH, Telnet, TCP/IP), database security Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD automation, and telemetry/observability tools 🎁 Benefits Immersive, in-person onboarding experience Supporting well-being (rewards.okta.com) Driving social impact (Okta for Good) Talent connection and community
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This Staff Backend Engineer position is listed as hybrid (Bengaluru).
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