Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience lead

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education Bachelor's in CS, or equivalent

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Staff Backend Engineer focused on PAM backend systems within Okta, delivering scalable, secure backend infrastructure and APIs for production use.

Key Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership on major development projects
Design and implement scalable PAM backend services
Design APIs with OpenAPI for production access
Participate in on-call and incident response
Mentor junior engineers

Technical Overview

Backend-focused role with Go-based services, OpenAPI-driven APIs, relational/noSQL data stores, and cloud deployments across AWS/GCP/Azure. Emphasis on reliability, on-call readiness, and observability.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior staff backend engineer with 8+ years of experience and strong Go expertise. They should have solid experience with PostgreSQL and OpenAPI-driven API design, plus hands-on cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) and robust monitoring (DataDog, Splunk).

Must-Have Skills

8+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong backend experience with GoRelational databases like PostgreSQLDesigning APIs with OpenAPIExperience with cloud providers AWS/GCP/AzureExperience with monitoring tools like DataDog and SplunkOn-call rotationsMentor engineers

Nice-to-Have Skills

Distributed systems designFault-tolerant architecturesGo language

Tools & Platforms

GoPostgreSQLOpenAPIAPIsAWSAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft AzureDataDogSplunk

Required Skills

GoGolangPostgreSQLOpenAPIAPIsAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft AzureDataDogSplunkNoSQL DatabasesCachingQueuesOpenAPI Specification

Hard Skills

GoGolangPostgreSQLOpenAPIAPIsAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft AzureDataDogSplunkNoSQL DatabasesCachingQueuesOpenAPI Specification

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentorshipStrategic thinkingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Lead backend development for Okta PAM infrastructure and APIs

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Go, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, DataDog, Splunk, NoSQL Databases, Caching, Queues

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, Strong Go (Golang) backend experience, PostgreSQL and relational database design, OpenAPI-driven API design, Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)

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