# Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Foundations

**Company:** [Okta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/okta)
**Location:** Toronto, Canada
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Salary:** CA$110k – CA$151k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Go, Java, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Systems, Kafka, Databases, TypeScript, React, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, IAM
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Build and operate foundational streaming, messaging, and data pipeline infrastructure for highly scalable identity and analytics systems. The role requires 3+ years of software development experience and strengths in distributed systems, event streaming, and platform reliability.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Contribute to the technical direction and engineering roadmap for streaming capabilities.
- Design and implement high-impact systems, owning features end-to-end from design through delivery.
- Participate in architectural discussions focused on technical challenges and platform scalability.
- Collaborate across teams on cross-functional projects.
- Improve system observability, reliability, scalability, and operational practices.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of full-time software development experience in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Experience with Golang or Java.
- Hands-on experience developing and tuning highly scalable, event-driven systems.
- Solid understanding of database fundamentals.
- Experience with event-streaming technologies such as Kafka.
- Interest in building reliable, maintainable, scalable, and secure systems.

## Nice to Have
- Front-end experience with TypeScript and React.
- Familiarity with AWS or Azure.
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Familiarity with or interest in identity and access management (IAM).

## Compensation
- Annual base salary: $110,000–$151,000 CAD.
- Equity, bonus, and benefits may also be available, including health, dental, vision, RRSP matching, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave.

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