<div>Get to know Okta 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.</div>The Product Auth0 is a developer-friendly identity platform that simplifies authentication and authorization for applications.Designed by developers for developers, we make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for the more than 100 million daily logins around the world. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-Ø global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation. Know more about our product at https://auth0.com/. The Protocols team  The Protocols team plays a critical role within Core Identity, the Engineering organization entrusted with the very heart of the Auth0 application. Core Identity looks after the authentication pipeline, the protocols, user sessions, and all the fundamental concepts and foundational elements that underpin our entire product. Within this crucial organization, the Protocols teams mission is to enable Auth0 and its customers to solve identity problems with standards-based solutions. This team and its organisation owns the core application of the Auth0 codebase, including the critical authentication engine. Were home to some of the brightest engineers in the company, with deep expertise in digital identity and a proven track record of designing robust, scalable systems. Being at the core means our work impacts millions of users daily and empowers numerous other parts of our platform. The team is responsible for operating these critical services at scale and plays a crucial role in supporting other teams across Auth0 in designing and implementing key product capabilities.  The Role This role is for you if you like being at the center of the action, it’s for you if you like to help people to grow and if you like solving non-trivial problems, transforming them into smaller easier problems. We mostly work with a NodeJS backend (Javascript or Typescript), and use MongoDB,  PostgreSQL and Redis to store our data. Our services run on AWS and Azure. If you like tackling hard problems at scale and making them simpler, we can’t wait to talk to you. A passion for everything Identity and Access Management will also be of great help! As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:  <ul> <li>Gain expertise in identity and security while building innovative features and standards that extend the capabilities of Auth0’s platform to help organizations securely innovate around the world.</li> <li>Improve and refactor both code and development processes in the core applications of Auth0, with a focus on enabling our product teams to safely move faster.</li> <li>Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working with talented engineers and partners across Product, Security, Design, and QA to deliver features that delight our customers.</li> <li>Work with and gain exposure to modern cloud technologies and best practices, including AWS, Azure, and distributed systems at scale.</li> </ul> Youre a good fit for this role if: <ul> <li>You have 6+ years of software development experience.</li> <li>You have practical experience using Node.js (JavaScript or Typescript).</li> <li>Know how to design, build, and maintain APIs or libraries used across teams and by customers, and enjoy improving existing code for better maintainability and developer experience.</li> <li>You are passionate about designing, implementing and troubleshooting distributed systems that are highly-reliable, maintainable and scalable.</li> <li>Write well-tested, high-quality code and are experienced with a range of testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end, performance).</li> <li>You have experience working with Cloud environments.</li> <li>Bring a product-focused mindset, able to think from the customer’s perspective and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners. </li> </ul> Bonus points if: <ul> <li>You have experience in the identity and access management (IAM) domain.</li> <li>You have experience working with a fully distributed, remote team.</li> <li>You have a robust knowledge of security engineering and application security.</li> </ul><div>What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee! <ul> <li>Amazing <a href="https://rewards.okta.com/" target="_blank">Benefits</a></li> <li>Making <a href="https://www.okta.com/okta-for-good/" target="_blank">Social Impact</a></li> <li>Developing <a href="https://www.okta.com/company/">Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta</a></li> </ul> Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta<a href="https://www.okta.com/company/careers/" target="_blank"> today! </a><a href="https://www.okta.com/company/careers/">https://www.okta.com/company/careers/</a>. Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding. 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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