Senior Manager, Software Engineering- Core (FED)
Core
Manage a distributed team building shared infrastructure and services (search, cache, frameworks) for Okta's core authentication and authorization products, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
Role type
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Backend/Infrastructure)
Builds
Shared services like search, cache, configuration management, async job management frameworks, and email pipelines for the engineering organization.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Identity Management / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software architecture (monolithic & microservices), Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), Datastores (SQL, NoSQL, Key/Value), Containers (Docker, K8s), Java platform, SaaS experience, Distributed team management, Stakeholder management, Incident RCA, Technical guidance.
Preferred skills
Network security, authentication, and authorization, Golang.
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, K8s, Java, Golang
Responsibilities
Manage a distributed team including hiring, coaching, and removing blockers; Collaborate with architects and security engineers to implement resilience best practices; Define strategic direction and roadmap for the team; Develop backend frameworks and tools for the organization; Participate in incident RCA to improve reliability; Provide technical guidance to engineers; Drive evaluation and rollout of new services; Operate and upgrade shared services.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
