Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.

Backend Software

Engineer — Okta Privileged Access Management (PAM) Our team builds the infrastructure that controls who can reach sensitive servers, databases, and cloud resources, grants access only when it's needed. We're looking for a Backend Software Engineer who wants to work on hard problems: distributed systems and building software where getting it right really matters. You'll ship code that protects real infrastructure for real organizations.

You’ll build foundations that multiple feature teams depend on.

The Okta Privileged Access

Management (PAM) is an identity-centric approach to a common and critical privileged access use case. Our elegant Zero Trust architecture is purpose-built for the modern cloud and helps customers solve challenging security and operations pain points at scale. We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team with a focus on scalability, reliability, and enhancing the building blocks of the product.

Design and build APIs with OpenAPI Specification that customers rely on for access to production infrastructure. Are an experienced software engineer with a background in Golang (other languages are also acceptable) Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies. Have the ability to design database models and backend APIs.

Have experience working with cloud services like Caching, Queues, NoSQL Databases etc. Experienced working with any cloud provider such as AWS, GCP or Azure.



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. 8+ years working as a software engineer. ~ Bachelors in CS, or equivalent 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. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $160,000 - $200,000 CAD Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. 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.

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📌 Staff Backend Software Engineer Privileged Access Management (PAM) (Toronto)
🏢 Okta
📍 Toronto