Principal Software Engineer, FGA Core
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Job description
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, performant, and secure authorization solutions
- Architect the FGA platform for extreme performance, establishing and guaranteeing millisecond-level p99 check latencies and horizontal scalability to handle millions of QPS.
- Lead the deep design, continuous benchmarking, and relentless optimization of the core data models, query paths, and distributed caching strategies to meet these critical performance targets.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding best practices
- Diagnose and resolve issues in authorization systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and security
- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, including refactoring code to meet new requirements and optimizing system performance
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all developed features and systems
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Participate in the team's on-call rotations to make sure we offer our customers the best availability for our services
Requirements
Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on Distributed Systems
- At least 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing production-grade, high-performance algorithms.
- Deep expertise in advanced graph theory applied to large-scale, low-latency systems and a strong command of set theory and Boolean algebra.
- Experience with programming and optimization of applications that require extremely low latency and high throughput
- Expertise in Go programming language
- Experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS
- Knowledge of identity and access management principles
- Strong understanding of performance optimization, including chasing milliseconds and Big O notation
- Strong teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse and inclusive team environment
- Experience working in an asynchronous remote environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
- Background in Mathematics or demonstrable experience applying statistical methods and probabilistic models to query optimization.
- Experience with OpenFGA
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Benefits & conditions
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- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account, The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $224,000-$308,000 USD
Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:$200,000-$275,000 USD
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