Staff Software Engineer

Bengaluru, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-29

Core

Architecting and delivering the federated authentication platform (login, onboarding, recovery) for the Okta Identity Engine to enable enterprise-grade secure access.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Federated Authentication)

Builds

Federated authentication platform and core orchestration building blocks for the Okta Identity Engine

Domain

Cybersecurity / Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Required skills

Enterprise-grade web application architecture, distributed systems design, Object-Oriented programming (Java/C#), technical leadership, system scalability, security vulnerability resolution

Preferred skills

IAM protocols (OAuth, OIDC, SAML), cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices

Technologies

Java, C#, OAuth, OIDC, SAML, distributed data stores, event-driven architectures

Responsibilities

Define long-term technical strategy for the federated authentication platform, lead design and implementation of core platform features, collaborate with Product and Design to shape the roadmap, resolve complex technical challenges (performance, security, architecture), mentor senior engineers, write maintainable code and address technical debt

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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