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Senior Software Test Engineer

Senior Software Test Engineer

Okta for DevelopersSan Francisco, CA, United States
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Overview

Okta is seeking an experienced Senior Software Test Engineer for our Identity Management Quality Engineering team. As part of product quality engineering, you will help ensure product releases are delivered with the highest quality and reliability. Automation at every level is key for faster, robust and secure releases. The ideal candidate has solid experience in Java automation development, worked on scaling environments, and shows a passionate learner mindset.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Automate API tests, End-to-End tests, reliability / scale tests
  • Review requirements and design specs to develop test plans and test cases
  • Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
  • Clearly communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review and comment
  • Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
  • Release features with solid quality to customers
  • Respond to production issues / alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
  • Work with ETL frameworks such as Apache Airflow, dbt, or Informatica and message queues like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar tools for data ingestion
  • Familiarity with modern data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift, and traditional systems like Hive or PostgreSQL
  • Mentor new hires and interns

What You’ll Bring To The Role

  • 5+ years of quality engineering with hands-on test automation experience
  • 5+ years experience with Selenium and / or API testing using Java
  • 5+ years of experience with observability tools (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana)
  • B.S. Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for data validation, scripting, and automation
  • Experience developing high-quality automation and software tests with minimum supervision and guidance
  • Ability to leverage AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Gemini, OpenAI API, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to enhance productivity and problem-solving
  • Ability to integrate AI-powered assistants into daily workflows to improve efficiency in research, documentation, coding, and communication
  • Continuous learning mindset with the ability to adapt to new and evolving AI technologies
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and provide input
  • This position requires the ability to access federal environments and / or have access to protected federal data. The successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

    Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. For more about Total Rewards, please visit : https : / / rewards.okta.com / us.

    The annual base salary range for this position in the San Francisco Bay area is between : $149,000—$223,000 USD.

    What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
  • Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
  • Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that suits their needs. Find your place at Okta today!

    Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

    If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please request an accommodation through the provided form.

    Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https : / / www.okta.com / legal / personnel-policy / .

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