# Senior Engineering Manager, Workflows

**Company:** [Okta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/okta)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $207k – $319k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Rust, Go, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Messaging Systems
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Lead and grow multiple engineering teams building Okta's high-scale Workflows Runtime platform. Drive technical strategy, roadmap execution, and operational excellence for identity orchestration automation.

## Job Description

## What you'll be doing
- Lead, recruit, and mentor multiple teams of engineers and engineering managers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and psychological safety.
- Partner closely with senior leaders in Product Management and Design to define a compelling product vision and execute a multi-year roadmap.
- Drive the technical strategy for the Workflows Runtime, ensuring we are building a scalable, reliable, and intuitive platform on modern technologies like Rust, GoLang, and messaging solutions.
- Own and manage the operational rhythm of your organization, establishing metrics and processes to ensure engineering excellence and predictable delivery.
- Represent your teams and strategy in senior leadership forums and company-wide reviews, translating technical progress into data-driven narratives.
- Build strong relationships with other engineering leaders and stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and drive complex, cross-functional projects to completion.

## What you'll bring to the role
- 8+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience as a people manager
- A strong technical background leading teams that build both complex backend systems using Rust, GoLang, and messaging solutions.
- Experience with public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with product and design counterparts to build and execute a long-term, customer-focused roadmap.
- Exceptional coaching and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing engineering talent at all levels.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a large, globally distributed organization.

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