Staff Software Engineer - UI Global Access
at Okta
Ontario, Toronto, Canada
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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.
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The Staff Software Engineer Opportunity
You will be a key technical leader responsible for defining the forward-looking vision for Okta’s globalization platform infrastructure. You will work with a globally distributed engineering team to build the frameworks and systems that empower all feature teams to effectively deliver world-ready software. You will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining globalization libraries and tools used across the entire organization, ensuring accessibility, scalability, and adherence to Okta’s coding standards. If you are passionate about technical leadership and have a deep expertise in transforming complex products for a global audience, then we want to talk to you.
What you’ll be doing
- Help lead the architectural vision and technical roadmap for Okta’s internationalization and localization infrastructure.
- Partner with engineering teams across the organization to identify and resolve product globalization gaps at an architectural level.
- Drive the design and development of new, company-wide technologies, such as services, libraries, and tools that enable and streamline Okta's globalization efforts.
- Act as a subject matter expert and provide technical guidance to product development teams, mentoring engineers on globalization best practices and standards.
- Collaborate with product management and architects to scope and plan engineering efforts and dependencies for major globalization initiatives.
- Shape a culture of continuous learning by proactively sharing knowledge, conducting design and code reviews, and defining best practices.
- Empower developers by building reusable components and patterns that help other teams deliver world-ready UIs and APIs efficiently.
What you’ll bring to the role
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience defining and implementing internationalization and localization strategies for large-scale enterprise applications.
- Deep, specialized knowledge of Unicode, ISO standards, and localization frameworks, with a proven track record of applying this knowledge to solve complex, company-wide globalization challenges.
- Expertise in software architecture and implementation, with a strong development background in a language like Java, Python, or C++, and significant experience with frameworks such as Spring, React.js, or Node.js.
- A strong grasp of software engineering designs, principles, and practices, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable systems.
- You have excellent craft and enjoy diving into the details to ensure high-quality experiences for our customers.
- You have strong communication skills and can distill complex concepts into simple, easy to understand narratives.
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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.
What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
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