Senior Software Engineer - Identity Threat Protection

Okta Okta · Enterprise · Toronto, ON · SW Eng - Core Identity-670

Senior Software Engineer role at Okta focused on building and scaling cloud-native security products, specifically within the Identity Threat Protection (ITP) team which leverages AI/ML for real-time threat analysis and risk assessment. The role involves full-stack development, collaboration with data scientists and ML engineers, and a focus on security and scalability.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and manage the design, development, delivery, and supportability of cloud-native security products - from concept design to final implementation.
  2. Cross-group solid collaboration and interpersonal communication skills working with a variety of roles, including engineering, product management, design, support, and documentation
  3. Commit to high programming standards by reviewing code and writing unit and functional tests.
  4. Experience working with remote teams and individuals while ensuring quality, agility, and velocity
  5. Participate in rotations to expeditiously unblock customers and make them successful

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience building Java-based web applications
  • Good understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles.
  • Experience working in fast-paced software development teams leveraging continuous integration and deployment practices.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functio

Nice to have

  • Experience building anomaly detection systems or risk systems is a huge plus.
  • Experience in cloud security, identity, and/or authentication protocols
  • Experience with one or more UI technologies such as Angular, ReactJS, Backbone, and Vue.

What the JD emphasized

  • building, launching, and supporting security products at scale
  • security products at scale
  • complex security and ML challenges

Other signals

  • Okta AI
  • Identity Threat Protection
  • ML engineers
  • anomaly detection systems
  • risk graph