Senior Manager, Software Engineering- Core (FED) (San Francisco)

Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity 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. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.The Core Engineering TeamOkta powers authentication and authorization for thousands of organizations worldwide. We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for billions of logins worldwide. Within Okta, the Core team builds software and frameworks and works with infrastructure teams to deliver 99.99% uptime for our core authentication and authorization products.The Software Engineering Manager OpportunityOkta's Core Engineering team is responsible for building and evolving shared infrastructure and services that lay the foundation for what other engineering teams build on. We're in charge of common shared services like search, cache, configuration management, frameworks for async job management, and email pipeline, to name a few. We're cloud native, where redundancy, multi-tenancy, scale, resource optimization, and resiliency are first-class citizens. With Okta's mantra of 'Always On!' there's never a dull moment. Our biggest asset is our team of passionate engineers and technically minded managers.What You’ll Be DoingManage a distributed team, including setting expectations and removing blockers, creating a collaborative working environment, hiring and recruitment, providing coaching and career management discussionsCollaborate with managers, architects, product owners, project managers, test partners, security and operations engineers to implement best practices related to resilienceCommunicate and organize cross-team projects with high business impactContribute to defining the strategic direction and roadmap for the teamDevelop backend frameworks and tools for the entire engineering organization to use at scaleParticipate in the incident RCA process to continuously improve reliability and scaleProvide technical guidance to the engineers on the teamDrive the evaluation, development, and rollout of new servicesOperate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with Okta's business.Evaluate existing systems to evolve them to support Okta's future business needsCollaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security and operations engineersWhat You’ll Bring To The RoleExperienced in stakeholder management including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedbackAdaptable to changing requirements and the ability to manage a team during a pivot in priorities.Prior management experience of a distributed and diverse teamExperience with software architecture across the entire stack (design and implementation), including:Understanding of monolithic applications and microservicesCloud Infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)Datastores (SQL, NoSQL, Key/Value)Containers (Docker, K8s)Solid understanding of the Java platformExperience with SaaSAnd extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorizationExperience with GolangAdditional requirements:This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.This role will require 2 days a week in the office. #LI-TM (P4936_3396472)Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $232,000—$290,000 USDThe Okta ExperienceSupporting Your Well-BeingDriving Social Impact Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + CommunityWe are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.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.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.