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Staff Backend Software Engineer at Okta (Toronto)

📍 Location
toronto
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 05, 2026

About the Role

Drive innovation at Okta as a Staff Backend Software Engineer in Toronto. Focus on evolving distributed systems, APIs, and core architecture while tackling complex security challenges. In this crucial role, you’ll be part of the Privileged Access Management (PAM) team, emphasizing high-impact software solutions for securing identities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evolve the core architecture of PAM to enhance security
  • Build scalable, composable platform components
  • Design and implement scalable architecture patterns
  • Create APIs with OpenAPI Specification for secure access
  • Engage in on-call rotations with SRE and development teams

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Golang and relational databases like PostgreSQL
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud services
  • Robust design skills for database models and APIs
  • Ability to analyze prod...

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