Staff Backend Engineer, Passwordless Identity Platform
Summary
Leads backend engineering for a passwordless identity platform, designing secure authentication systems (Passkeys/WebAuthn) at scale for millions of users while mentoring teams and shaping identity infrastructure.
Okta is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Passwordless team in Canada. You will be a technical leader, delivering large, independent contributions that shape how millions of users authenticate securely using Passkeys and WebAuthn.
You will own end-to-end features, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions, balancing reliability, performance, and security while partnering with product and design to build trusted identity infrastructure.