Sr. Software Engineer- Resilience

Okta is seeking an experienced back-end software engineer to join their Performance Engineering team, focusing on solving critical engineering challenges for their Identity as a Service Platform. The role involves managing and optimizing resources that support Okta's global Identity Cloud services, performing comprehensive system analysis, and improving code performance and scalability.

The Performance Engineering team is crucial in supporting traffic from thousands of organizations and millions of daily active users worldwide. You'll be working on designing and implementing frameworks to protect system resources, creating performance metrics, developing infrastructure capacity models, and advising other teams on scalable feature design.

Key responsibilities include optimizing system resources, monitoring performance metrics, implementing capacity models, and participating in on-call rotations for critical performance-related issues. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with Java, SQL (particularly MySQL and Hibernate), and expertise in technologies like Redis, Storm, ElasticSearch, or Cassandra.

Okta offers a competitive compensation package including salary range of CAD $118,000 - $178,000, equity opportunities, comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision insurance, RRSP matching, and various leave benefits. The company promotes a flexible work environment and values diverse perspectives, seeking lifelong learners who can contribute unique experiences to their team.

As the World's Identity Company, Okta enables secure access and authentication for organizations, putting identity at the heart of business security and growth. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations and serving more than 19,300 organizations including major companies like JetBlue, Nordstrom, and T-Mobile, Okta is at the forefront of identity management solutions.