Software Engineering Manager at Okta in Bengaluru, India

Job description

• 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. 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 Product
• We are seeking a founding Engineering Manager to lead and bootstrap our newest team: Core Frontier. This team sits at the vital intersection of deep product innovation and the actual customer experience. Your mission is to ensure that the sophisticated features developed across the Core Identity organization (such as Native to Web, Cross-App Access and Custom Token Exchange) are translated into a seamless and intuitive journey for our users. You will act as the champion for a complete and coherent product experience, bridging the gap between complex internal logic and the polished final result our customers interact with every day.
• As the inaugural manager for Core Frontier, you will lead the hiring and onboarding of a high-caliber team in Bengaluru while establishing the operational rhythms that drive success. You will partner with global engineering leaders to maintain our high standards for security and reliability, ensuring that every release meets the rigorous quality bar our customers expect. While your primary focus is on people leadership and strategic team building, we are looking for a leader who stays close to the craft. You will have the opportunity to remain hands-on, contributing to the codebase and architectural decisions as your management priorities allow.
• If you are a builder who thrives on creating high-performing teams and cares deeply about the final "feel" of a product, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

• Hire and bootstrap the Core Frontier team in Bengaluru, setting the technical bar and engineering culture for our growing presence in the region while fostering deep collaboration with our global teams in Europe and North America.
• Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working with talented engineers, managers and partners across Product, Security, Design, Architecture and QA to deliver features that delight our customers.
• Adapt and evolve engineering processes and best practices to ensure the team remains agile, healthy, and high-performing.
• Work closely with stakeholders to prioritize the roadmap, providing the necessary context and technical clarity to unblock your team.
• Run people and team management activities such as coaching, 1:1s, performance reviews, ceremonies, etc.
• Be responsible for your team’s health and delivery, and your reports growth and performance.
• Maintain a "hands-on" approach by participating in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contributing to the codebase outside of the critical path.

Requirements

• Total - 10+ years experience out of which 3+ years of engineering management experience, preceded by a strong foundation as an individual contributor (typically 5+ years).
• Experience leading teams that build highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems.
• A passion for coaching engineers at various career stages and a track record of fostering technical growth.
• The ability to communicate effectively and build trust across different time zones and functions (both technical and non-technical).
• A systematic approach to tackling technical and organizational challenges with a strong sense of ownership.
• The ability and desire to remain technically capable, directly contributing to the development process and architectural strategy outside of the critical path.
• Experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.
• Experience with Node.js, and AWS stack.
• Experience designing and maintaining public-facing, secure APIs.

Skills

Required

• Engineering management
• Coaching and mentoring
• Systematic problem-solving

Preferred

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Node.js
• AWS stack
• Public-facing, secure APIs

Benefits

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
• Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.