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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Okta's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- Yes taken down and listed again at least once
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Okta's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Okta
- high 320 stale, 35 reposted of 320 open
- Hiring momentum
- 541 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Okta's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Okta.
About this role
The Principal Software Engineer will join the Flow Builder team at Okta Workflows, focusing on building and enhancing a no-code automation platform for identity-centric workflows. Responsibilities include defining the technical roadmap, architecting scalable solutions, and leading cross-functional collaborations to improve product delivery. The role emphasizes architectural excellence, strategic technical leadership, and mentoring within the engineering organization.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Okta as an employer.
What you need
- 13+ years of experience architecting, delivering, and operating enterprise-grade large-scale distributed systems
- Deep technical fluency in JavaScript and TypeScript, with experience in building React frontends and Node.js/Express backends
- Extensive experience with cloud-native infrastructure using Kubernetes and Docker on AWS and GCP
- Advanced expertise in designing and securing enterprise APIs across RESTful, GraphQL, and gRPC protocols
- Leadership in modern testing methodologies including TDD and BDD with automation tools like Playwright
Nice to have
- Deep expertise in data modeling, query optimization, and scaling relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- Advanced proficiency in modern React and driving its adoption across large codebases
- Extensive hands-on experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
Worth weighing
- No salary or specific benefits listed
- Role involves significant leadership and mentoring responsibilities, which may appeal to candidates looking for growth in these areas
- The position requires a strong technical background and experience with modern web ecosystems, which may not suit all candidates
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Listed by Okta on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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