Senior Software Engineer

Okta · Bengaluru

Okta is a provider of enterprise identity solutions, focusing on secure infrastructure that connects users to technologies. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Onboarding and Lifecycle Management platform team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining services that handle identity provisioning, syncing, and access policy management. Your daily responsibilities will involve developing high-performance software components, conducting code reviews, and performing system analysis to ensure reliability at scale. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, QA, and site reliability engineering, to refine requirements and implement connectors for various cloud and on-premises applications. This role requires troubleshooting complex customer issues, debugging logs, and conducting performance tuning. The position is well-suited for an experienced engineer with a strong background in object-oriented programming, particularly Java, and hands-on experience with directory services like LDAP or Active Directory. Candidates should be comfortable working with RESTful APIs, relational databases, and large-scale distributed systems, while possessing the technical curiosity to prototype and validate solutions for mission-critical infrastructure.

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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. Title: Senior Software Engineer Company Description: Okta is the leading independent provider of enterprise identity. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 6,500 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 7,950 organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers Position Description: We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on our Onboarding and Lifecycle Management (LCM) Platform team with focus on enhancing and managing services for importing, syncing and provisioning identities and access policies i.e., users, groups, roles, entitlements, etc. These features allow customers the flexibility to link and enhance their business processes with Okta’s identity management product. This role is to build, design solutions, and maintain our platform for scale. The ideal candidate will be naturally curious and has experience building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Work with senior engineering team in major development projects, design and implementation Conduct code reviews, analysis and performance tuning Work with QA team to outline and implement comprehensive test coverage for broad features Provide support and handle incoming bugs and customer reported issues Interface with cross-functional teams (Architects, QA, Product, Technical Support, Documentation, and UX teams) to develop connectors to on-prem and cloud apps Analyze/Refine Requirements with Product Management Partner with our Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment work Design and implement core, high-performance, scalable software components Quick prototyping to validate scale and performance. Conduct code reviews, analysis and performance tuning Troubleshooting and support for customer issues and debugging from logs (Splunk, Syslogs, etc.) Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: 5+ years of software development experience building highly-reliable, mission- critical software Experience with object-oriented languages, e.g. Java Experience with data stores, e.g. relational databases Experience with one or more of the following Directory services: Active Directory, LDAP Experience with RESTful APIs Ability to debug Experience working with a system of scale Nice to haves: Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading Experience in TDD Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM Microsoft Azure management APIs, ADFS, Office 365 or Microsoft’s Directory Synchronization Tool , Active Directory Education and Training: B.S. Computer Science or related field #LI-Hybrid P25897_3565249 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. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144

Role	Senior Software Engineer
Company	Okta
Location	Bengaluru
Compensation	Not disclosed
Posted	2026-09-30
Deadline	Rolling

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About Okta

Okta, Inc. is an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) company founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco. The company provides identity and access management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI agents. Its offerings include the Okta Platform for governance and the Auth0 Platform for authentication. Okta’s services are designed to secure human and machine identities, helping organizations manage access across their digital ecosystems. The company serves a diverse client base, including major government agencies and two-thirds of the Fortune 100, supporting thousands of organizations globally in securing their business operations and digital infrastructure.

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