Principal Software Engineer

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Okta is an enterprise grade identity management platform, built from the ground up in the cloud and delivered with an unwavering focus on customer success. With Okta, organizations can manage access across any application, person or device. Whether the people are employees, partners or customers or the applications are in the cloud, on premises or on a mobile device, Okta helps organizations become more secure, make people more productive, and maintain compliance. The Okta platform provides directory services, single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, workflow, and built in reporting. It runs in the cloud on a secure, reliable, extensively audited platform and integrates deeply with on premises applications, directories, and identity management systems. We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to work on our Onboarding and Lifecycle Management (LCM) Platform team with focus on enhancing and managing services for importing, syncing and provisioning identities and access policies i.e., users, groups, roles, entitlements, etc. These features allow customers the flexibility to link and enhance their business processes with Okta’s identity management product. We are looking for a seasoned Principal Engineer to join our team and help us build the future of identity and access management. Ideal candidate should be   Hands-on expert developer in Java who is deeply technical with a passion for building high-quality, secure, and performant applications and frameworks. Demonstrable experience leading technical projects involving more than 20 engineers across multiple workstreams. Excited by the opportunity to work on cutting-edge security and identity management challenges and are a thought leader who can drive technical strategy and mentor other engineers. A collaborative individual with excellent communication skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams to deliver on a shared vision. Not just be a builder; but a force multiplier who can create frameworks and solutions that enable other teams to be more productive.   This role is to build, design solutions, and maintain our platform for scale. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure. Job Duties And Responsibilities * Work with senior engineering team in major development projects, design and implementation * Lead the architectural design and implementation of new features and services, with a focus on scalability, performance, and security. * Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering teams to define the technical strategy and lead the prototyping of software components. * Directly oversee and coordinate complex technical initiatives involving 20+ engineers, ensuring alignment across disparate sub-teams * Drive a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement, with a focus on robust testing, monitoring, and operational excellence. * Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies in identity, security, and distributed systems. * Partner with our Product Development, QA, and Site Reliability Engineering teams for scoping the development and deployment work. Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities * The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure * 15+ years of Software Development in Java, preferably significant experience with Hibernate and Spring Boot * A deep understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles. * 4+ years experience automating and deploying large scale production services in AWS, GCP or similar * Deep understanding of infrastructure level technologies: caching, stream processing, resilient architectures. * Experience working with relational databases, ideally MySQL, PostgreSQL or GraphDB * Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functions, distributed teams. * Lead and mentor junior engineers Nice to haves: * Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading. * Experience with security best practices and threat modeling * Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM Education  * B.E. 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Who We Are: Gram Games is the studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, with more exciting projects in the pipeline. We are proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We do things differently here: we work in small self-managing teams, giving you an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy, and impact.  At Gram, everyone is expected to have a razor-sharp focus on creating a tangible impact on their team, their work environment, and on the overall company strategy. If you are motivated by autonomy, constant improvement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging, this is the place for you. POSITION OVERVIEW: As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and development of highly advanced software systems. You will provide strategic technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and ensure that software solutions meet business and technical requirements. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Define architectural standards and frameworks for software development. * Own the development of critical systems that require high reliability. * Be involved in developing technical roadmaps and attend planning sessions. * Evaluate and embrace new technologies to solve business needs. * Support the engineering team in developing skills and promoting teamwork. * Monitor project timelines and work progress to ensure quality. * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software developers. * Ensure the technical feasibility and prioritization of new game features. WHAT YOU BRING: * Strong experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable systems. * Proficiency in C# with essential knowledge of Unity. * Proficiency in client-backend integrations. * Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles. * Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical challenges. * Dedication to maintaining code quality through code reviews and alignment with industry standards CI/CD Processes. * Having a very strong understanding of Git and code repository management. * Ability to analyze product code and propose improvement solutions for better performance. * Familiarity with game development and understanding of the gaming industry. * A hands-on management style, with involvement in end-to-end process tracking. * Excellent communication and leadership abilities. * Skill in coordinating with other teams leads to synchronising the development processes. * Understand general business concepts to interpret critical metrics for the business/product (such as DAU, ARPDAU, etc.). * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field. WHAT WE OFFER YOU: In return for bringing your expertise to this top-priority role, we offer some of the best benefits in the gaming industry. * Highly competitive salary * Private medical care * Company bonus scheme * Relocation assistance for those moving to the UK * Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats (naughty and nice) * Life insurance and a favorable pension scheme * Healthcare cash plan including dental and optical coverage * Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look #LI-Hybrid We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at jobs@gram.gs to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).