Software Engineer (Globalization)

Okta, a leading identity and access management company, as a Software Engineer specializing in Globalization. In this highly autonomous role, you will architect, build, and maintain our global digital engineering and automation infrastructure. You will be the sole technical owner of our localization technology stack, responsible for driving technical decisions, system architecture, vendor management, and cross-functional i18n consulting. This is an individual contributor role focused on hands-on software development, primarily in Python.

Responsibilities

• You will also lead code-level i18n engineering, provide technical oversight, and act as the core systems engineer for enterprise TMS instances.
• Architect, build, and maintain the global digital engineering and automation infrastructure for localization.
• Design, develop, and maintain core automation workflows and system infrastructure using agentic workflows, Python, and REST APIs.
• Research, evaluate, and implement cutting-edge localization technologies by programmatically integrating LLM APIs and Custom Machine Translation pipelines.

Requirements

• Ability to conduct code-level i18n reviews and provide actionable feedback to developers in a way that encourages adoption of global best practices
• A systematic and analytical problem-solving mindset, with a demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues independently
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and leveraging APIs to build and maintain custom automation frameworks and system integrations
• Proven, hands-on experience implementing and utilizing AI in localization workflows (e.g., custom MT pipelines, quality estimation, prompt engineering for LLMs)
• 6-8 years of experience in software or globalization engineering, with a proven track record of architecting localization solutions at scale
• Experience with enterprise CMS or MSM platforms (e.g., Adobe Experience Manager)
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple technical projects simultaneously
• Deep technical understanding of the localization landscape, including TMS architecture, content parsing, and a wide variety of file formats (JSON, XML, XLIFF, properties, etc.)
• Experience with data analysis and reporting on workflow performance

Preferred

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems like Git and automated testing frameworks

Pay

USD 132,000 - 181,500