Staff Software Engineer

Role overview

Staff Software Engineer at Okta

We are looking for an experienced full stack Staff Software Engineer (with a focus on UI) who is passionate about building large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure in a fast-paced agile environment.

In this role, you’ll get to… Define, own, and drive the architectural vision and technical roadmap for a major UI platform subsystem (e.g., internationalization and localization infrastructure), securing buy-in across dependent feature teams.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for defining the forward-looking vision for Okta’s UI platform infrastructure.
• You will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining shared libraries and tools used across the entire organization, ensuring accessibility, scalability, and adherence to Okta’s coding standards.

Required qualifications

• Minimum Requirements 7+ years of software development experience Expertise in software architecture and implementation, with a strong development background in a language like Java, Python, or C++ , and significant experience with frameworks such as Spring, React.js, or Node.js .

Preferred qualifications and skills

• You have strong communication skills and can distill complex concepts into simple, easy to understand narratives Nice to have Experience defining and implementing internationalization and localization strategies for large-scale enterprise applications.

Employment details

• Experience being part of a platform team treating developers as customers #LI-Hybrid P24168
• Location: Bengaluru [India]

About the employer

• Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
• At Okta, we are building a world where anyone can safely use any technology, and within Okta Platform R&D, we're specifically focused on protecting the future of work.

Additional role details

• Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.
• 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.
• We are a globally-minded company dedicated to delighting our customers across the world.
• The ideal candidate will be excited about joining a platform team that is driving several cross functional initiatives within the company.
• You will work with a globally distributed engineering team to build the frameworks and systems that empower all feature teams to effectively deliver world-ready software.
• If you are passionate about technical leadership and have a deep expertise in transforming complex products for a global audience, then we want to talk to you.
• Serve as the definitive design reviewer for high-impact proposals and cross-team interface specifications, ensuring long-term technical integrity and maintainability.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and resolve technical ambiguity for initiatives spanning multiple product teams, translating high-level product strategy into actionable technical architecture.
• Shape a culture of continuous learning by proactively sharing knowledge, mentoring Senior Engineers, and establishing best practices.
• Empower developers by building reusable components and robust design patterns that help other teams deliver world-ready UIs and APIs efficiently.
• Be a hands-on contributor, driving the implementation and ensuring the technical quality of the platform's most complex and foundational components.
• A strong grasp of software engineering designs, principles, and practices, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable systems.
• Deep, specialized knowledge of Unicode, ISO standards, and localization frameworks , with a proven track record of applying this knowledge to solve complex, company-wide globalization challenges.
• Familiarity with globalization tooling and processes.
• Experience building accessible UIs and driving WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance at scale, including tooling and methodology (automated checks, CI gating, accessible component libraries, and accessibility conformance reporting (VPAT/ACR)).