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Staff Software Engineer - UI Platform
Posted by Amit Kumar
Engineer at Okta
“Shared on LinkedIn by Amit Kumar highlighting a Staff Software Engineer opening on Okta's UI Platform Engineering team in Bengaluru focusing on frontend architecture and platform scalability.”
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Type
Hybrid
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience
Lead (7+ yrs)
Posted
2 days ago
Quick Take
Staff frontend platform role at Okta in Bengaluru (Hybrid) requiring 7+ years of experience with React, UI architecture, and distributed systems. The role focuses on building shared UI libraries and localization infrastructure. Shared directly on LinkedIn by an Okta engineer.
Role Overview
🏢 About Okta
Okta is the global standard in enterprise identity and access management, empowering organizations to securely connect employees and customers to modern cloud technologies. Operating across more than 20 global offices, Okta delivers high-availability identity security, single sign-on, and authentication platforms relied upon by thousands of enterprises worldwide.
🎯 The Role
As a Staff Software Engineer focusing on UI Platform Engineering in Bengaluru, you will shape the forward-looking vision of Okta’s frontend systems. You will lead the design and development of shared infrastructure, developer frameworks, design systems, and internationalization libraries that empower product teams across Okta to build world-ready, accessible web applications.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Core: React.js, TypeScript, Modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3
- Architecture: UI Platform Infrastructure, Micro-frontends, Component Libraries, Design Systems
- Services & Backend: Node.js, Spring / Java, REST APIs
- Tooling & CI/CD: Webpack, Vite, Jest, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker
- Specialized Systems: Internationalization (i18n), Localization (l10n), Unicode standards
💼 What You'll Do
- Define, own, and execute the technical roadmap for foundational UI platform subsystems
- Serve as the primary design reviewer for complex cross-team technical proposals and interface specifications
- Build reusable frontend component libraries, localization tools, and design system patterns for developer empowerment
- Resolve technical ambiguity across cross-functional product teams, translating high-level business goals into scalable software architecture
- Mentor senior engineers, lead technical sharing sessions, and establish modern engineering standards across Okta Platform R&D
✅ What You'll Need
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in frontend architecture and React.js
- Strong background in software design principles, component abstractions, and maintainable distributed systems
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and backend integration using Node.js or Java
- Demonstrated track record of technical leadership, architectural governance, and cross-team consensus building
- Superb communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable narratives
🌟 Nice to Have
- Experience building internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) infrastructure for enterprise-scale platforms
- Deep knowledge of Unicode specifications, ISO standards, and global testing methodologies
- Prior experience working on internal developer platform teams treating engineers as customers
Why This Role?
This listing comes straight from a hiring manager or recruiter post — not an ATS scrape. You can often reach out directly, and these roles move fast. The tech stack leans on React, TypeScript, JavaScript and more.
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