Staff Software Engineer in Test, PAM
OktaSan Francisco, CaliforniaPosted 9 April 2026
Job Description
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. 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 Staff SET Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer in Test to join our Identity Management Engineering (IDM) team serving the Privileged Access Team (PAM). This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role you'll be working with a team of highly-skilled and talented engineers, responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate at large scale and be highly available. As part of the team, you’ll be ensuring projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust and secure releases.
What you’ll be doing
Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
Review application code, identify bug and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
Release features with solid quality
Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA
What you’ll bring to the role
5+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company
3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software.
5+ years of experience in Python/Java-based automation development
Familiarity with - Selenium, TestCafe, Postman, Jmeter, Locust, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes
Expertise in test planning and cross team collaborative efforts.
Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
Able to deliver well-designed high-quality code on time
Experience with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
Experience with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
Experience with Performance testing is a huge plu
Additional 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.
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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: https://rewards.okta.com/us .
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$174,000
$239,800 USD
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