Staff Software Engineer in Test, Okta Verify, iOS / Android

Get to know Okta


Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Staff Quality Engineer, Okta Verify

Position Description:

The Device Authenticator and Fastpass platform team is responsible for building Okta Verify Apps and SDKs. Okta Verify is a mobile app that allows you to securely access your apps via 2-step verification, ensuring that you, and only you, can access your app accounts. It integrates with Android system features by communicating with our backend and grants proper application access.

We are looking for a Staff Quality Engineer to join the team. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining Okta Verify and SDKs across Apple platform, Android and Windows.

In this role, you would report to the Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance, and be responsible for robust and secure releases and the automated testing of the Okta Verify app and SDKs. You will also be responsible for developing the test plans for new features and working collaboratively with application developers to execute tests, log, track and validate test results.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the product management, development, and cross-functional teams using JIRA and Confluence tools to define test plans based on business requirements and application software designs.
  • Work with software engineers and engineering management to scope, plan and execute automation and test efforts
  • Master, improve, and innovate upon our existing tools and automation for Desktop clients and Web applications
  • Interface with Product Management, Development, Documentation, and UX teams
  • Partner with Customer Support and field teams to understand customer use cases and build relative test plans
  • Develop and maintain high quality functional, regression, and end-to-end tests for Okta Verify app.
  • Work closely with Apple, Google and Microsoft Beta programs to certify Okta Verify readiness on major and minor OS upgrades.
  • Develop and maintain automation code in Swift and/or Kotlin.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of product testing and test automation experience
  • Able to write new and maintain existing automated test cases
  • Experience testing Mobile and Web applications
  • Experience working with databases such as MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
  • Experience with JAVA, Selenium, Swift and/or Kotlin, or similar Client automation tools.
  • Knowledge and experience in testing Web services
  • Experience with security concepts and single sign-on a plus
  • Experience with some of the following technologies and services is a plus.
    • Log management tools like Splunk, Wavefront
    • Active Directory, Azure Active Directory
    • Mobile Device Management like Jamf Pro, Microsoft, Intune
  • Test experience or academic knowledge of mobile applications
  • Experience with collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc.

Education:

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred

#LI-Remote

#LI-LSS1

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:
$119,000$179,000 USD
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$148,000$222,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
  • Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today!

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. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...