Full-time

Staff Backend Engineer

Posted by Okta • toronto, on, Canada

📍 toronto, on 🕒 May 21, 2026

About the Role

Requirements

  • This is a role for someone who likes thinking about how systems fit together. You'll need strong opinions about what makes a good abstraction, and the flexibility to evolve those abstractions as the product grows
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  • 8+ years of experience as a SWE
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  • Are an experienced software engineer with a background in Golang (other languages are also acceptable)
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  • Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies
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  • Have the ability to design database models and backend APIs
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  • Have experience working with cloud services like Caching, Queues, NoSQL Databases etc
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  • Experienced working with any cloud provider such as AWS, GCP or Azure
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  • Thrive in a collaborative environment built on end-to-end ownership
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  • Love thinking about distributed systems, and the reliability, availability, and performance implications of the decisions made in their design
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  • Enjoy deep...

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