Senior Software Engineer, Datastores (Auth0)

Okta
Toronto, Canada

Who this role is best for

Best suited to infrastructure-focused engineers with distributed systems experience working in the identity and security domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5-8 years of experience in building scalable infrastructure systems
    — “Have 5-8 years of software development experience.
  • Proficient in Golang and cloud-native technologies like Terraform and Kubernetes
    — “Are proficient in or have a desire to learn Golang.
  • Individuals with a background in managing large-scale data storage systems
    — “Comfortable working with data storage systems, at scale and in a team environment using technologies such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Dynamodb.
  • Candidates who thrive in cross-functional, fully-distributed teams
    — “Are comfortable working on a fully-distributed team.

Things to consider

  • On-call responsibilities are expected, with no mention of flexibility or remote options
    — “Participate in the team's on-call rotation.
  • The role demands a high level of cross-team coordination and collaboration
    — “Because we build and support the overall Auth0 platform, the ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about infrastructure, operations, databases and not intimidated by cross-organization coordination and collaboration.

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with cloud-native technologies in your resume and interview responses
    — “Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.
  • Highlight your ability to execute end-to-end initiatives with accountability
    — “Carry cross team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.
  • Showcase your background in ensuring datastore reliability and performance
    — “Comfortable working on datastore reliability - standard configurations for data stores, latency, throughput, availability, utilization indicators, performance analysis.
  • Demonstrate your ability to work with distributed systems and scale them effectively
    — “Develop our large, distributed and highly-available infrastructure.
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Develop large, distributed, and highly-available infrastructure
  • Implement platform tools
  • Research new technologies
  • Carry cross team initiatives
  • Participate in on-call rotation
Typical background
5-8 years of software development experienceExperience with GolangExperience managing infrastructure with Terraform

Skills & requirements

Required

Distributed SystemsAvailabilityCustomer ValueAWSAzurePlatform ToolsDatastoresKubernetesCI/CDData Storage SystemsScalabilityMaintainabilitySecurityOwnershipAccountabilityAttention To DetailFully-distributed Team

Preferred

DevOpsCloud-agnosticCloud-native TechnologiesDatabasesDevops Experience

Stack & domain

GoTerraformKubernetesCI/CDPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisDynamodbMicrosoft AzureAmazon Web ServicesCloud-agnosticCloud-native TechnologiesPassion For Working On Systems That Are Highly ReliableMaintainableScalableSecureOwnershipAccountabilityAttention To DetailComfortable Working On A Fully-distributed TeamAIHuman IdentityInfrastructureOperationsDatabasesDistributed SystemsAvailabilityCustomer ValueAWSAzureData Storage SystemsDevOps

About the role

Original posting from Okta

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.

Datastores Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

The Auth0 platform secures more than 100 million logins each day for customers all around the world - and we're growing fast! The Platform Infrastructure team enables Auth0 engineers to move faster by giving them tools to easily deploy and manage their services on AWS and Azure. This is a role with a huge impact. You will get to work with engineers throughout the organization and what you build will be a foundational piece of the infrastructure that allows Auth0 to scale for years to come.

We are looking for Engineer who are passionate about distributed systems, availability, and delivering customer value to join our Platform Infrastructure Datastores team. Because we build and support the overall Auth0 platform, the ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about infrastructure, operations, databases and not intimidated by cross-organization coordination and collaboration.

You will:

Develop our large, distributed and highly-available infrastructure.

Implement platform tools that allow feature teams to deploy and manage the datastores for their services.

Research new technologies to accelerate new environment creation.

Carry cross team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.

Participate in the team's on-call rotation. 

 You might be a good fit if you:

Have 5-8 years of software development experience.

Are proficient in or have a desire to learn Golang

Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.

Have experience working with k8s, CICD

Comfortable working with data storage systems, at scale and in a team environment using technologies such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Dynamodb

Comfortable working on datastore reliability - standard configurations for data stores, latency, throughput, availability, utilization indicators, performance analysis

Have experience working with Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services.

Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.

Have a passion for working on systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable and secure.

Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

Are comfortable working on a fully-distributed team.

Extra Points:

Have experience working with databases

Have DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies.

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