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Staff Software Engineer

Okta·Israel·en
HybridFull-timeSoftware ArchitectureCybersecurityEnterprise Software

An identity security company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape platform architecture, scale distributed systems, and advance security research and engineering practices. The role is hybrid, with three office days per week in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale high-performance software
  • Drive architectural best practices across the R&D organization
  • Research cloud, SaaS ecosystems, and AI agents to develop detection models, mitigation strategies, and threat intelligence
  • Improve code quality, testing, monitoring, and documentation standards
  • Translate security requirements into scalable technical solutions with Product and R&D teams
  • Resolve systemic performance bottlenecks and architectural challenges
  • Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on Python experience focused on backend architecture and scalable systems
  • Experience developing security products, conducting security research, or handling threat and incident response
  • Track record of designing, building, and operating complex large-scale distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of software design patterns and system architecture
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly across teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with Snowflake or other modern data warehousing platforms
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures

Benefits

  • Well-being support
  • Social impact opportunities
  • Talent development
  • Community and connection initiatives
  • In-person onboarding experience

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