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Principal Software Engineer, FGA Core (Auth0) at Okta
OktaBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California·4d ago
LeadFull-timeAWSMachine LearningGo
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Fine-Grained Authorization Engineer to join our team at Okta. This role focuses on building and operating a high-availability, multi-region SaaS platform that provides flexible, high-performance authorization for our customers.
Key Responsibilities
- →Design, develop, and maintain scalable, performant, and secure authorization solutions
- →Architect the FGA platform for extreme performance, establishing and guaranteeing millisecond-level p99 check latencies and horizontal scalability to handle millions of QPS
- →Lead the deep design, continuous benchmarking, and relentless optimization of the core data models, query paths, and distributed caching strategies
- →Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding best practices
- →Diagnose and resolve issues in authorization systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and security
- →Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, including refactoring code to meet new requirements and optimizing system performance
- →Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all developed features and systems
- →Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- →Participate in the team's on-call rotations to ensure the best availability for our services
Requirements
- ✓8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on Distributed Systems
- ✓At least 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing production-grade, high-performance algorithms
- ✓Deep expertise in advanced graph theory applied to large-scale, low-latency systems and a strong command of set theory and Boolean algebra
- ✓Experience with programming and optimization of applications that require extremely low latency and high throughput
- ✓Expertise in Go programming language
- ✓Experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS
- ✓Knowledge of identity and access management principles
- ✓Strong understanding of performance optimization, including chasing milliseconds and Big O notation
- ✓Strong teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse and inclusive team environment
- ✓Experience working in an asynchronous remote environment
- ✓Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues
Benefits
- ★Competitive salary and equity
- ★Health, dental, and vision insurance
- ★401(k) plan
- ★Flexible spending account
- ★Paid leave, including PTO and parental leave
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