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Technical Writer Intern (Summer 2026)
Location: Toronto
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
About the Internship:
We are looking for post secondary students pursuing a Technical Writing, Communications, or related degree/certificate who are interested in a 2026 Summer Internship and are passionate about creating high quality documentation for our various product end users. The ideal candidate will share our passion and pride in creating clear, concise, and correct documentation to enable our customers to execute their day-to-day tasks.
In this role you will be collaborating with subject matter experts from different teams, while being mentored by a senior writer and supported by a team of 24 writers and developers who have multiple years of experience in various industries. Our team creates content for not only Okta’s main Identity Engine product, but various others as well. You’ll work in a fast-paced, agile environment to enhance your communication skills. You will help to scale our business solutions to the next generation, enabling Okta to be the most efficient, scalable, and best-run company.
Our team is fast, innovative, and flexible; with a weekly, agile release cycle and individual ownership. We expect great things from our writers and reward them with stimulating new projects, emerging technologies, and the chance to have a significant impact in a company that is changing the cloud computing landscape forever.
What You’ll Get to Do:
Work with subject matter experts and your assigned mentor to scope and plan documentation deliverables
Design, develop, edit, and deliver accurate and effective documentation for Okta products
Improve our existing documentation with feedback from our customers and our support team
Interface with Engineering, QA, Product Management, Technical Support, and UX team
We Are Looking For:
Ability to create XML documentation using Oxygen
API documentation knowledge is an asset
Strong organizational, communication (written and verbal) and multitasking skills
BCMM in Communication majoring in Information Design, BA in English majoring in Professional Writing, certificate in Technical Writing, or related field (Expected Graduation between December 2026 to August 2027)
Nice to have:
Experience using source control tools such as Git and GitHub
Experience with DITA
Past summer internship experience
Okta’s Intern Program
As an intern, you’ll do real work that matters. While you’re on board, you’ll work on meaningful projects and have an opportunity to see what working at Okta is all about. You’ll also have the support of your mentor and manager to help you develop new skills.
Our interns have the opportunity to build a strong community - with their fellow interns, within their teams, and with the broader company. We want you to grow professionally and you’ll do that through participating in events like our Executive Speaker Series and Brown Bags. And of course, we want you to have fun too.
We offer 16 week co-ops in Canada.
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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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