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Staff Software Engineer (Federal)

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Application facts

  • Application form: from 9 forms we checked, 9 ask for a cover letter; about 11 questions only Okta asks per form. What it asks
  • Pay benchmark: Software Engineer postings that list pay show a $175K median (10,072 postings)
  • Pay benchmark: Okta postings that list pay show a $207K median (125 postings)
  • H-1B: Okta has H-1B labor condition applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor (at least 131 filings, fiscal years 2025–2026). An LCA is not a visa approval. H-1B sponsors hiring now

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity 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.Staff Software Engineer (Federal)
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.

What the Okta application asks

From 9 application forms we checked.

  1. Do you have any outside business activity(ies) (advisory, consulting, or board roles, or side businesses) that you would continue engaging in or plan to engage in if you joined Okta in this role? asked on 9 of 9 forms
  2. Have you been employed by Okta, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries in the past? asked on 9 of 9 forms
  3. I acknowledge and agree to the processing of my personal data in accordance with Okta's privacy policy and personnel privacy policy (see below). asked on 9 of 9 forms
  4. If yes, please describe asked on 9 of 9 forms
  5. If yes, please identify name of person / vendor and describe relationship / association asked on 9 of 9 forms
  • Contact details: 9 of 9 forms
  • Resume or CV: 9 of 9 forms
  • Cover letter: 9 of 9 forms
  • Work authorization: 7 of 9 forms
  • Visa sponsorship: 9 of 9 forms
  • Voluntary self-identification (EEO): 5 of 9 forms

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