Staff Backend Engineer

Okta

Toronto, Canada
Base: $160,000 - $220,000 cad; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
8+ years software engineering experience
Golang backend development expertise
Postgresql relational database design
The role involves building the core architecture for Okta's Privileged Access Management to secure AI and human identities

Job Summary

  • The role involves building the core architecture for Okta's Privileged Access Management to secure AI and human identities.
  • Candidates will design scalable APIs and backend systems in Go that protect critical infrastructure for real organizations.
  • The position offers a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $220,000 CAD along with equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

Matching Summary

The role involves building the core architecture for Okta's Privileged Access Management to secure AI and human identities.

Salary

Base: $160,000 - $220,000 CAD; Bonus/Equity: Equity and bonus offered; Benefits: Health, dental, vision, RRSP match, PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years software engineering experience
  • Golang backend development expertise
  • PostgreSQL relational database design
  • Distributed systems architecture design
  • OpenAPI specification implementation
  • AWS GCP or Azure cloud services

Nice-to-have

  • Strong opinions on system abstractions
  • Experience with Splunk or DataDog monitoring
  • Collaborative end-to-end ownership mindset
  • Rotational on-call participation willingness

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of SWE experience
  • Proficiency in Golang programming
  • Experience with PostgreSQL databases
  • Cloud provider experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)

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