Principal Engineer UI, Lifecycle Management

🏢 About Okta

Okta is a publicly traded identity and access management company used by over 18,000 enterprises globally. Its platform covers single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and identity lifecycle management for both workforce and customer use cases. Okta's Bengaluru engineering centre contributes to core platform R&D.

🎯 The Role

This is a Principal-level individual contributor role — the technical authority for the Identity Lifecycle and Administration group. You'll own frontend architecture strategy, set standards across multiple teams, and mentor Senior and Staff engineers. Expect minimal design handoff; you'll make interaction and architecture decisions independently for systems used in real enterprise operations.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React + TypeScript + Next.js
• Java / Python / Node.js (full-stack depth required)
• Design systems and component libraries
• Web performance tooling and WCAG accessibility standards

💼 What You'll Do

• Define and drive the long-term frontend technical strategy for the Identity Lifecycle and Administration group
• Build high-complexity UI components — editors, grids, structured data views — with a focus on performance
• Evolve the front-end architecture: component libraries, layout systems, theming, and global UI patterns
• Own interaction design decisions where design coverage is limited
• Build frameworks and tooling that make other teams faster
• Mentor Senior and Staff engineers on key technical initiatives
• Set and enforce architectural standards for DX, observability, and quality across the group

✅ What You'll Need

• 10+ years of software development experience
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and Next.js
• Backend proficiency in Java, Python, or C++ (Spring or equivalent frameworks)
• Proven experience with design systems and scalable UI architecture
• Strong command of web performance optimization and WCAG accessibility
• Ability to communicate complex architectural decisions clearly to both engineers and stakeholders
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent