JavaScript Job: Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2023)

We are looking for University students pursuing a Computer Science or related degree who are interested in a 2023 Summer Internship and that are passionate about building large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment. The ideal candidate will share our passion and pride in the simple elegance and usability of our solution and will join an engineering team that strongly believes in automated testing, UX design, and an iterative process.

We are looking for a Software Engineer who will be part of a team developing the tools to integrate and build Okta's enterprise applications and business solutions. In this role you will help to scale our business solutions to the next generation, enabling Okta to be the most efficient, scalable, and best-run company. The vision is to make Okta the system of record and help customers with their journey to the Cloud, continue to automate the journey and lower the barrier of entry to their migration journey.

Our elite team is fast, innovative, and flexible; with a weekly, agile release cycle and individual ownership. We expect great things from our engineers and reward them with stimulating new projects, emerging technologies, and the chance to have a significant impact in a company that is changing the cloud computing landscape forever.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with engineering management and assigned mentor to scope and plan engineering efforts
• Design and implement core, high-performance, scalable software components
• Test-driven development, design and code reviews
• Interface with QA, Product Management, Technical Support, Documentation and UX team

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Interest in software development experience, and testing that supports building highly reliable, mission-critical software.
• Ability to program in at least one OO programming language (e.g. Java, C#, GO, Node.js, C++, Python)
• Basic understanding of the JavaScript language.
• Knowledge of web application frameworks, RDBMS & Application Servers (experience in one or more preferred)
• Past summer internship experience

Nice to have:

• Experience building solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, Fargate, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, and SES a strong plus

Education and Training: (In progress) B.S. or MS in Computer Science or related field

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Okta is rethinking the traditional work environment, providing our employees with the flexibility to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, no matter where they are located. We enable a flexible approach to work, meaning for roles where it makes sense, you can work from the office, or from home, regardless of where you live. Okta invests in the best technologies and provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, empowering employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Find your place at Okta https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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