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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Okta's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Okta's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Okta
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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
As a Principal Software Engineer in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) team at Okta, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering cloud-based PAM solutions. You will leverage AI tools to enhance the software development lifecycle, build UI components, conduct code reviews, and provide mentorship to junior developers, all while collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- 9+ years of extensive programming experience in a modern programming language like Go, Java, or C++
- Extensive experience with cloud based software security product development
- Solid technology chops in architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging large cloud deployments
- Good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Good knowledge of modern frontend javascript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue
Nice to have
- Master's degree preferred
- Previous experience at Security firms is a huge plus
What you get
- Flexible work environment allowing remote or office work
- Investment in the best technologies
- Flexible benefits and collaborative work environments
- Immersive, in-person onboarding experience
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Emphasis on using AI tools may indicate a focus on modern development practices
- The role requires extensive experience, which may be challenging for less experienced candidates
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Listed by Okta on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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