Senior Engineer, Platform Networking at Okta

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Platform Network Engineering Team

Auth0 by Okta is an easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers. We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for over 100 million daily logins worldwide. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier 0 global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.

The Senior Software Engineer Opportunity

You will be part of the Platform Network engineering team responsible for all connectivity of Auth0. You will play a key engineering role as we evolve our network architecture to meet the demands of enormous growth and support the hundreds of millions of users who rely on us to provide uninterrupted access. You will get to work with engineers throughout the engineering organization.

What you’ll be doing

Implement internal and edge networking infrastructure and design solutions that work at global scale and with multi-cloud and multi-region constraints.

Carry cross-team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.

Design and develop new services, tools, and automation to expose network functionality to other Okta engineering and operations teams.

Research and implement solutions addressing cross-cutting concerns such as routing, failover, and scaling.

Participate in the team’s on-call rotation.

What you’ll bring to the role

Have 3+ years of software development experience in cloud-native services like API.

Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS.

Have DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies..

Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.

Have experience contributing to Go-based services.

Have a passion for working on global distributed systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable, and secure.

Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.

Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

A 'Product Mindset' toward infrastructure—building internal networking tools that are self-service, well-documented, and easy for application teams to consume.

Experience with using cloud providers such as AWS or Azure and major content delivery networks.

Experience implementing and scaling Service Mesh architectures to manage service-to-service communication, observability, and security.

Knowledge of Istio/Envoy Proxy and the Kubernetes Gateway API to provide flexible, self-service ingress solutions for product teams.

Experience designing and maintaining multi-cloud networking topologies and hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect) at scale

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Below 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:

$136,000—$187,000 CAD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

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Senior Engineer, Platform Networking

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