Okta

About Okta

Okta pioneers identity management, enabling secure access for employees, partners, and customers across over 5,000 applications. Their core mission is to make technology safe and easy to use for everyone. They empower businesses to accelerate their missions by providing a robust, independent identity platform that delivers secure access, authentication, and automation. This dual-platform strategy, encompassing both Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, ensures comprehensive identity solutions for workforce and customer needs.

How We Work

Okta fosters a collaborative and supportive environment, prioritizing employee well-being and continuous learning. They embrace a remote-first philosophy, offering flexibility while ensuring teams remain connected and productive across global locations. Management strives for honesty and ethical practices, and employees report feeling welcome and proud to work there. Okta encourages taking time off and invests in mental health resources.

Engineering at Okta

Engineers at Okta tackle the complex challenges of securing billions of logins monthly, building highly scalable and resilient identity platforms. They focus on defense-in-depth security architecture, continuously improving vulnerability management and logging capabilities. The team works with technologies like Node.js, Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, and Azure. Okta emphasizes a 'shift-left' culture for performance, integrating performance management techniques early in the software development lifecycle. They actively explore and integrate AI agents, positioning identity at the core of this evolving technology landscape.

Why Join Us

• You will contribute to a mission-critical product, processing billions of logins monthly and securing digital interactions for over 19,450 customers.
• Okta offers significant opportunities for growth and skill development, with a focus on solving complex, impactful problems in identity security.
• You'll join a collaborative, remote-first team that prioritizes work-life balance and transparent communication.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies, including AI agents, and contribute to architectural decisions for a high-scale identity platform.
• Okta invests in employee well-being, offering comprehensive benefits and resources, including a wellness week and flexible PTO.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive healthcare: medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA/FSA options.
• 401(k) with matching contributions.
• Paid parental leave (up to 18 weeks with 100% base pay).
• Flexible PTO, company-provided holidays, and sick time.
• Mobile phone and internet reimbursement (up to $200/month).
• Wellness benefits, including quarterly funds for eligible expenses and free support through Modern Health.
• Fertility benefits with Carrot for family-forming services.
• Employee assistance program.
• Charitable contribution matching ($500 annual) and four days of paid volunteer time off.