Software Engineer Manager, Okta Developer Foundation (ODF)

With flexibility and neutrality at the core of our Okta and Auth0 Platforms, we make seamless and secure access possible for your customers, employees, and partners. Okta gives you a neutral, powerful and extensible platform that puts identity at the heart of your stack. No matter what industry, use case, or level of support you need, we’ve got you covered. Start building with powerful and extensible out-of-the-box features, plus thousands of integrations and customizations. Our developer community is here for you.

Company Description:
Okta is an integrated identity and mobility management service. Built from the ground up in the cloud, Okta securely and simply connects people to their applications from any device, anywhere, at anytime. Okta integrates with existing directories and identity systems, as well as thousands of on-premises, cloud and mobile applications, and runs on a secure, reliable and extensively audited cloud-based platform.

More than 5,000 customers, including Adobe, Allergan, Chiquita, LinkedIn, MGM Resorts International, Shire Pharmaceuticals and Western Union, use Okta to improve employee productivity, increase supply chain efficiency and revenue and improve compliance. The thousands of enterprises and cloud vendors, as well as the millions of people using Okta, are the foundation of the industry's fastest growing IT network for the cloud and mobile world. Okta is backed by premier venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

Position Description:
Okta Engineering is looking for a Software Engineer Manager to help us scale and increase velocity. You will be driving and perfecting our vision of Continuous Delivery, increasing the velocity and productivity of engineering. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, including Engineers, Architects, Operations, Program Management, and Quality. We have a great team driving innovative projects--join us and bring your ideas!

Job Duties And Responsibilities:

• Drive the strategy for building and incorporating AI/ML-powered tools to enhance developer velocity, automate complex tasks in the Continuous Integration, and provide intelligent insights into system performance and code quality.
• Ability to articulate and drive a technical, strategic vision and roadmap
• Collaborate with Engineering, Security, Program Management, Operations and other scrum teams.
• Recruit and mentor a globally distributed and talented group of diverse employees
• Build high quality tools and automation for internal use to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
• Roll out deliverables to internal customers in phases, monitor adoption, collect feedback, and fine-tune the project to respond to internal customers’ needs.
• Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
• Foster, enable and promote innovation

REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• A track record of leading or managing high performing platform teams (3 year experience minimum)
• Experience with end to end project delivery; building roadmaps through operational sustainability
• Strong facilitation skills (design, requirements gathering, progress and status sessions)
• Production experience with distributed systems running in AWS. GCP a bonus
• Passion about automation and leveraging agile software development methodologies
• Experience in developing Continuous Delivery pipelines for a diverse set of projects using Java, Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Python, Ruby, Bash, and more
• Experience in building internal developer tools

Education And Training:

• B.S. in CS or equivalent

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.

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