Senior Software Engineer, Platform Network
At a glance
Highlights
- career-defining work
- global distributed systems
- immersive in-person onboarding
- comprehensive rewards
Heads up
- on-call rotation required
- 3+ years experience minimum
Why this role might suit you
The position enables shaping global networking infrastructure at scale, using Go, Terraform, and service‑mesh technologies, while contributing to a mission‑critical platform serving millions, within a hybrid environment that offers comprehensive rewards and a strong community.
Skills
About the role
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.
The Platform Network Engineering Team
Auth0 by Okta is an easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers. We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for over 100 million daily logins worldwide. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier 0 global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.
The Senior Software Engineer Opportunity
You will be part of the Platform Network engineering team responsible for all connectivity of Auth0. You will play a key engineering role as we evolve our network architecture to meet the demands of enormous growth and support the hundreds of millions of users who rely on us to provide uninterrupted access. You will get to work with engineers throughout the engineering organization.
What you’ll be doing
Implement internal and edge networking infrastructure and design solutions that work at global scale and with multi-cloud and multi-region constraints.
Carry cross-team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.
Design and develop new services, tools, and automation to expose network functionality to other Okta engineering and operations teams.
Research and implement solutions addressing cross-cutting concerns such as routing, failover, and scaling.
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation.
What you’ll bring to the role
Have 3+ years of software development experience in cloud-native services like API.
Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS.
Have DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies..
Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.
Have experience contributing to Go-based services.
Have a passion for working on global distributed systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable, and secure.
Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.
Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
A 'Product Mindset' toward infrastructure—building internal networking tools that are self-service, well-documented, and easy for application teams to consume.
Experience with using cloud providers such as AWS or Azure and major content delivery networks.
Experience implementing and scaling Service Mesh architectures to manage service-to-service communication, observability, and security.
Knowledge of Istio/Envoy Proxy and the Kubernetes Gateway API to provide flexible, self-service ingress solutions for product teams.
Experience designing and maintaining multi-cloud networking topologies and hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect) at scale
#LI-Hybrid #P-2905
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:
$136,000—$187,000 CAD
The Okta Experience
Supporting Your Well-Being
Driving Social Impact
Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
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Compensation
This Software Engineer role pays $101k-$138k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in Canada.
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