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Okta - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $204,000.0 - $281,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), A/B Testing, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Microsoft UI Automation, Oracle (Applications), Software Product Management, Software Architecture, Selenium, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, AI Infrastructure, Circleci, Cloud Platform System, Okta, Large Language Models, Technical Debt, Backend, Kubernetes, Playwright, Web Technologies, Front End Software Development, Hardware Infrastructure, SailPoint, Grpc, Docker - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/fedramp-high-template-okta-10220767 ## About the Role * 10+ years in software engineering, including 3+ in a management role, shipping enterprise cloud software. * Hands-on depth in coding at scale using: Java, Python, or TypeScript, plus API (REST, gRPC) and UI automation (Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent) * Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI or equivalent), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and a major cloud platform * Operates well beyond basic AI tool usage - understands how to apply AI meaningfully across the full software development lifecycle, can evaluate and adopt new AI tooling with good judgment, and is able to establish practices and bring a team along. * Proven experience defining scalable backend architectures and integrating complex APIs with modern web technologies - including the ability to make and defend architectural decisions with lasting org-wide impact. * Solid understanding of web authentication and authorization fundamentals - how auth flows work, and best practices for securing sensitive user data. * Architectural expertise: Proven experience defining scalable backend architectures and integrating complex APIs with modern web technologies, including making decisions with lasting, org-wide impact. * Backend proficiency: Deep expertise in building reliable, secure, enterprise-grade software in Java or another type-safe language. * Frontend flexibility: High proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with true fullstack range, including the ability to ship robust frontends. And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following! * AI Infrastructure Expertise: Hands-on experience building, scaling, and troubleshooting AWS/GCP based AI infra. * Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) - access requests, certifications, entitlement management, separation of duties, or role modeling (Okta, SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, Oracle, or in-house) * Identity and Access Management more broadly: SSO, SCIM provisioning, directory integration, or privileged access ## Description As a manager on the OIG (Governance Intelligence) team, your mission is to adapt the OIG product to the needs of the government customers. In this role, you will actively design, build, and maintain both robust backend services and intuitive frontend interfaces. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and a commitment to AI-native engineering as our standard. You will rethink backend design, validation, and delivery through AI-augmented workflows, ensuring our platform provides secure, interoperable, and scalable access-enforcing the principle of least privilege for every aspect of the product. What You'll Be Doing * Lead and grow a team of ML experts and other engineers to deliver key Intelligence features for the OIG product - powered by machine learning, large language models, and agentic AI systems. * Establish rigor around AI evaluation: designing "evals" frameworks, measuring factuality, relevance, and task completion, and setting quality gates before production rollout * Own the end-to-end AI product lifecycle: from problem framing and data curation through model training, A/B testing, deployment, and continuous improvement based on production signals. * Manage the process to Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure across high-compliance security baselines. * Support operations transitioning into federal environments. Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure software deployments meet stringent governmental security standards. * Proactively identify and prioritize tech debt; drive improvements in areas beyond feature work - CI/CD, observability, documentation, reliability, and support processes. * Partner with Product and Design to understand and own the desired customer outcome, not just the technical deliverable. * Actively invest in the growth of reporting engineers, taking responsibility for raising the technical bar of the team as a whole. ## Related Videos - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Exploring the Power of gRPC-Gateway for Writing RESTful Services](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2072-exploring-the-power-of-grpc-gateway-for-writing-restful-services) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Boosting OpenSearch Performance: gRPC Search in Action](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1964-boosting-opensearch-performance-grpc-search-in-action) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)