Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Software Engineer Manager, Okta Developer Foundation
Bengaluru, India
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity 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.
Responsibilities
- Drive the strategy for building and incorporating AI/ML-powered tools to enhance developer velocity, automate complex tasks in the Continuous Integration, and provide intelligent insights into system performance and code quality.
- Ability to articulate and drive a technical, strategic vision and roadmap.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Security, Program Management, Operations, and other scrum teams.
- Recruit and mentor a globally distributed and talented group of diverse employees.
- Build high-quality tools and automation for internal use to support continuous delivery and developer productivity.
- Roll out deliverables to internal customers in phases, monitor adoption, collect feedback, and fine-tune the project to respond to internal customers’ needs.
- Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement.
- Foster, enable, and promote innovation.
Requirements
- A track record of leading or managing high-performing platform teams (3 years of experience minimum).
- Experience with end-to-end project delivery; building roadmaps through operational sustainability.
- Strong facilitation skills (design, requirements gathering, progress, and status sessions).
- Production experience with distributed systems running in AWS. GCP is a bonus.
- Passion about automation and leveraging agile software development methodologies.
- Experience in developing Continuous Delivery pipelines for a diverse set of projects using Java, Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Python, Ruby, Bash, and more.
- Experience in building internal developer tools.
Education and Training
- B.S. in CS or equivalent.
About the Company
Okta is an integrated identity and mobility management service. Built from the ground up in the cloud, Okta securely and simply connects people to their applications from any device, anywhere, at any time. Okta integrates with existing directories and identity systems, as well as thousands of on-premises, cloud, and mobile applications, and runs on a secure, reliable, and extensively audited cloud-based platform.
More than 5,000 customers, including Adobe, Allergan, Chiquita, LinkedIn, MGM Resorts International, Shire Pharmaceuticals, and Western Union, use Okta to improve employee productivity, increase supply chain efficiency and revenue, and improve compliance. The thousands of enterprises and cloud vendors, as well as the millions of people using Okta, are the foundation of the industry's fastest-growing IT network for the cloud and mobile world. Okta is backed by premier venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. To learn more about Okta, visit: Okta.
We Offer
- Hybrid work location type.
- Supportive well-being initiatives.
- Opportunities for social impact.
- Talent development and community fostering.
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The foundation for secure connections between people and technology
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.