Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
Datastores Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
The Auth0 platform secures more than 100 million logins each day for customers all around the world - and we're growing fast! The Platform Infrastructure team enables Auth0 engineers to move faster by giving them tools to easily deploy and manage their services on AWS and Azure. This is a role with a huge impact. You will get to work with engineers throughout the organization and what you build will be a foundational piece of the infrastructure that allows Auth0 to scale for years to come.
We are looking for Engineer who are passionate about distributed systems, availability, and delivering customer value to join our Platform Infrastructure Datastores team. Because we build and support the overall Auth0 platform, the ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about infrastructure, operations, databases and not intimidated by cross-organization coordination and collaboration.
You will:- Develop our large, distributed and highly-available infrastructure.
- Implement platform tools that allow feature teams to deploy and manage the datastores for their services.
- Research new technologies to accelerate new environment creation.
- Carry cross team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation.
- Have 5-8 years of software development experience.
- Are proficient in or have a desire to learn Golang
- Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.
- Have experience working with k8s, CICD
- Comfortable working with data storage systems, at scale and in a team environment using technologies such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Dynamodb
- Comfortable working on datastore reliability - standard configurations for data stores, latency, throughput, availability, utilization indicators, performance analysis
- Have experience working with Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services.
- Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.
- Have a passion for working on systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable and secure.
- Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Are comfortable working on a fully-distributed team.
- Have experience working with databases
- Have DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies.
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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years of software development experience
- Proficiency in or willingness to learn Golang
- Experience managing infrastructure with Terraform
- Experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD
- Experience with data storage systems at scale, such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB
- Experience with datastore reliability, including configuration, latency, throughput, availability, utilization, and performance analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
- Ability to work on highly reliable, maintainable, scalable, and secure systems
- Ability to work effectively in a fully distributed team environment
- Database experience
- DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic and cloud-native technologies
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, and income protection, complemented by preventive care options and wellness resources. These elements indicate robust coverage for both routine needs and more complex situations.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and fertility and family‑building benefits. Caregiving resources and flexible arrangements help employees navigate family responsibilities.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, separate sick time, paid holidays, and a company Wellbeing Week provide multiple avenues for time away. This breadth supports rest, recovery, and work‑life balance.
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What We Do
Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
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