Software Backend Architect

Job description

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. Get to know Okta 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. Access Essentials - Core Product The Access Essentials organization drives Okta's core mission by designing and delivering robust authentication and authorization solutions across all Okta-protected resources. Our goal is to empower organizations with frictionless, highly secure access experiences. By engineering scalable cloud services and advanced client software, we enable seamless device logins and enforce strong authentication standards across enterprise applications. As a key group within Okta R&D Engineering, we push the boundaries of identity security. Discover more about our engineering vision on our blog . As an Architect in this group, you will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation identity and security architectures. You will solve complex, high-impact technical challenges, define long-term product strategy, and elevate our engineering standards while navigating a fast-moving cybersecurity landscape. Ideal candidate should be : Hands-on expert developer in Java who is deeply technical with a passion for building high-quality, secure, and performant applications and frameworks. Demonstrable experience leading technical projects involving 20+ engineers across multiple workstreams. Excited by the opportunity to work on cutting-edge security and identity management challenges and are a thought leader who can drive technical strategy and mentor other engineers. A collaborative individual with excellent communication skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams to deliver on a shared vision. Not just be a builder; but a force multiplier who can create frameworks and solutions that enable other teams to be more productive. This role is to build, design solutions, and maintain our platform for scale. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure. Minimum Requirements : Strong hands-on experience designing & developing enterprise software using Java with Springboot Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, server-side technologies and distributed system concepts(caching, asynchronous processing, multi-threading) Strong experience working with relational databases, ideally MySQL, PostgreSQL or GraphDB Skilled in debugging and troubleshooting complex java codebase Passionate about writing clean, maintainable and scalable code with a deep focus on security Solid experience with cloud infrastructure platforms particularly AWS and GCP Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability to work with cross-functional(Product/Design/Quality) stakeholders across multiple geo-locations Prior experienc