Staff Backend Engineer
OktaToronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted April 21, 2026
160000 - 220000 CAD
Full Time
About the Company
Okta is an identity and access management company that provides a platform for secure authentication and authorization.
Job Description
Okta is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to work on its Privileged Access Management (PAM) team, building scalable and secure infrastructure for large organizations. The role involves designing and implementing architecture patterns, building APIs, and working with distributed systems in Go. The team is looking for a builder and owner who can operate with speed and urgency, and execute with excellence.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as a SWE
- Experienced software engineer with a background in Golang (other languages are also acceptable)
- Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies
- Experience designing database models and backend APIs
- Experience working with cloud services like Caching, Queues, NoSQL Databases etc.
- Experienced working with any cloud provider such as AWS, GCP or Azure
- Thrive in a collaborative environment built on end-to-end ownership
- Love thinking about distributed systems, and the reliability, availability, and performance implications of the decisions made in their design
- Enjoy deep-diving into production metrics, and familiarity with monitoring tools like Splunk, DataDog etc.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- RRSP with a match
- Healthcare spending
- Telemedicine
- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)