Full-time

Staff Backend Engineer

Posted by Okta • toronto, on, Canada

📍 toronto, on 🕒 June 04, 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 , 8+ years of experience as a SWE , Are an experienced software engineer with a background in Golang (other languages are also acceptable) , Experienced working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS technologies , Have the ability to design database models and backend APIs , Have experience working with cloud services like Caching, Queues, NoSQL Databases etc , Experienced working with any cloud provider such as AWS, GCP or Azure , Thrive in a collaborative environment built on end-to-end ownership , Love thinking about distributed systems, and the reliability, availability, and performance implications of the decisions made in their design , Enjoy deep-diving into production metrics, and familiarity with monitoring tools like Splunk,...

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