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Software Engineering Manager- Core (FED)

at Okta

📍 San Francisco, California Hybrid Posted April 02, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Lead Okta Core Engineering's backend infrastructure by managing a distributed team to deliver scalable shared services and frameworks for authentication/authorization products, focusing on reliability and cross-team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage a distributed team and recruitment
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to implement resilience
  • Define strategic direction and roadmap
  • Develop backend frameworks and tools at scale
  • Participate in incident RCA to improve reliability

Technical Overview

Hands-on backend leadership across cloud-native stack with AWS/Azure/GCP, datastores (SQL/NoSQL/Key/Value), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Java platform, SaaS environment; potential Golang contributions; incident RCA and resilience improvements.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned software engineering manager with proven leadership of distributed teams in a cloud-native environment, strong backend stack experience, and a track record delivering reliable scalable services.

Must-Have Skills

stakeholder managementmanagement experience of a distributed and diverse teamsoftware architecture across the entire stackCloud Infrastructure experience (AWSAzureGCP)Datastores (SQLNoSQLKey/Value)Containers (DockerKubernetes)Solid understanding of the Java platformSaaS

Nice-to-Have Skills

Golangnetwork securityauthenticationauthorization

Required Skills

stakeholder managementmanagement experience of a distributed and diverse teamsoftware architecture across the entire stackcloud infrastructure (AWSAzureGoogle Cloud Platform)Amazon Web ServicesAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerSQLNoSQLKey/ValueJavaJava PlatformSaaSGolangGoauthenticationauthorizationnetwork security

Hard Skills

AWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPKubernetesDockerSQLPostgreSQLNoSQLKey/ValueJavaJava PlatformSaaSGolangGoauthenticationauthorizationnetwork securitymonolithicmicroservices

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcommunicationleadershipcross-team collaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingdecision-making

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Lead and manage Okta Core Engineering initiatives delivering scalable backend infrastructure for authentication/authorization services.
Role Subtype Lead Engineering Manager
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL, NoSQL, Key/Value, Java, SaaS

Keywords for Your Resume

Software Engineering ManagerCore EngineeringOktaAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPKubernetesDockerSQLNoSQLKey/ValueJavaJava PlatformSaaSGolangGoauthenticationauthorizationnetwork securitymicroservicesmonolithichybrid2 days in the office

Deal Breakers

Lack of prior management experience, No cloud infrastructure experience, Inability to work in SF Bay Area or hybrid schedule

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