Senior Software Engineer

Okta is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Okta.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this software engineer role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
Tools and skills the posting cites include JavaScript, TypeScript and Python.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 388 other open roles at Okta.

AI in this role

Build and maintain documentation site frontend and CI/CD pipelines while leveraging generative AI for workflow automation.

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Job Description

Okta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build, style, and maintain our documentation site’s frontend, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and publishing processes. You will manage and scale our product and developer documentation platforms and support internal customers such as the Information Development technical writers and other Builder Experience teams who contribute to Okta’s product content. You will also implement frontend changes to improve the user experience, appearance, and functionality on the help.okta.com and developer.okta.com sites.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Work Mode: Hybrid (minimum of 2 days onsite per week)

Key Responsibilities

A Senior Software Engineer at Okta is responsible for building, maintaining, and improving the infrastructure for technical documentation sites. This includes:

Building, maintaining, and improving the documentation site’s infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.
Supporting internal customers such as the Builder Experience teams with their structured authoring platforms and automation. Ensuring the technical writers are not blocked in their day-to-day work.
Providing cross-regional support to various Builder Experience teams.

Collaborating with DocTool Leads to maintain and improve the user experience for Okta's documentation sites, supporting content structure, and versioning for multiple products and global audiences.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities

The ideal candidate should have at least 4+ years of development experience and proficiency in the following skills:

Programming languages: JavaScript/TypeScript and Python
Technologies: OpenAPI and the JAMstack architecture
Frameworks: DITA, Redocly, VuePress, or any similar documentation framework
CI/CD tools: Experience with tools like GitHub, CircleCI, Vercel, and Artifactory
AI Tools: Hands-on experience with Generative AI tools to assist with coding, workflow automation, and tooling enhancements
Good verbal communication skills
A team player who enjoys collaborating with members in various teams
Experience working in an agile environment

Desired knowledge

Experience working with technical writers and knowledge of the documentation process
Localization experience

Education
A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience, is required for this role.

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The Okta Experience

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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How we rate this

Senior Software Engineer at Okta rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Software Engineer is an open job at Okta.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The role is based in Bengaluru, India.
The job was posted on August 4, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Okta. Apply on Okta

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

FrontendCI/CDInfrastructureDocumentationJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonOpenapi

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Pay

Typical software engineer job: $168k

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Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where frontend was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where ci/cd was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where documentation was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used JavaScript in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Frontend, CI/CD, Infrastructure, Documentation, and JavaScript. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.

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