Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.Device Identity and Access Organization

The Device Identity and Access organization is at the forefront of Okta’s Zero Trust vision. As a foundational pillar within Okta Research and Development (ORD), our mission is to transform the device itself into a secure, trusted, and effortless identity factor. We are the teams responsible for ensuring users can seamlessly interact with their work from any endpoint, anywhere in the world.

We engineer the end-to-end device experience—from our flagship FastPass, Okta Device Access (ODA), and Device Assurance. Our teams own the continuous authentication pipeline, device lifecycle management, and the sophisticated cloud services that analyze real-time trust and assurance signals to make frictionless, passwordless access a reality across Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, and Android.

Our organization is comprised of engineers who thrive at the intersection of deep client-side platform engineering and massive-scale distributed systems. The work we do secures millions of enterprise endpoints globally, prevents modern identity attacks, and fundamentally changes how people work by making world-class security completely invisible to the end user.

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The Staff Software Engineer Opportunity

We seek a dynamic and influential Staff Software Engineer to join our Device Authenticators engineering team. The ideal candidate will leverage their deep Android and Kotlin experience to architect, build, and scale the critical client-side software and services at the heart of our security and identity platform. This is a high-visibility, hands-on opportunity to design solutions for current and emerging industry challenges.

You will not only demonstrate an aptitude for software engineering excellence but also act as a player-coach, mentoring other engineers and elevating the team's capabilities. You will join an engineering team that shares a passion for elegant solutions and believes in designing for scale, rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and an iterative process to build high-quality enterprise software.

What you’ll be doing

Drive cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, and QA to ensure the seamless delivery of our most critical engineering initiatives.

Lead the design and implementation of new features within our core Android/Kotlin platform, taking ownership from conception to deployment.

Define and champion engineering best practices, and make critical contributions to technical designs, proposals, and long-term architectural decisions.

Mentor and coach other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and by setting a high bar for quality and security.

Develop high-quality, maintainable software with comprehensive test coverage and drive improvements to our testing and CI/CD strategies.

Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation and foster a culture of knowledge sharing within the team and the broader organization.

Champion the adoption of AI-native engineering practices within our Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), utilizing AI coding assistants to accelerate delivery while ensuring rigorous security and code quality standards.

What you’ll bring to the role

5-7 years of software development experience, with at least 3 years of experience designing and building scalable, high-performance client-side features on Android using Kotlin.

Deep expertise in building secure and high-quality Android applications, including proficiency in performance optimization and multi-threading on the Android platform.

Extensive experience designing, building, and securing APIs for large-scale mobile systems.

Expert knowledge of Android frameworks, including proficiency in debugging and problem-solving across various Android OS versions and device types.

A deep understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and influence technical direction.

Proficiency in leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate the development lifecycle, with a focus on maintaining high standards for code quality and security.

Nice-to-haves

Understanding of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies (FIDO, U2F, WebAuthn, SSO, SAML, OAuth, Federation, etc.)

Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and certifications like CISSP or Security+.

Security Application experience - building VPN, firewalls, anti-virus, etc.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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P15880Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:$160,000—$240,000 CADThe Okta Experience

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