Globalization Software Engineer

Okta•Toronto, ON

9d•$148,000 - $203,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Okta is seeking a hands-on Globalization Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain global digital engineering and automation infrastructure. This autonomous individual-contributor role focuses on software engineering, automation frameworks, and API-driven integrations—not core product feature development. The engineer is the localization team’s sole technical owner and architect, responsible for technical decisions, system architecture, vendor management, and cross-functional internationalization consulting. The role builds and maintains localization automation connecting enterprise translation management systems (TMS) with content repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and internal microservices. It integrates LLM APIs and custom machine translation pipelines, maintains enterprise TMS configurations and connectors, and develops developer tools and CI/CD guardrails. The engineer also provides technical oversight of localization systems and works with product engineering teams on code-level internationalization reviews and architectural patterns that enable global readiness. The position requires independent ownership of production-grade code, primarily in Python, and responsibility for localization velocity, pipeline reliability, and developer tooling efficiency. Candidates may be located in the United States or Canada; compensation varies by location. Okta describes an immersive, in-person onboarding experience and a global community spanning more than 20 offices.

Requirements

6–8 years of experience in software or globalization engineering, with a track record of architecting localization solutions at scale.
Expert-level proficiency in Python, API development, and software engineering principles for building, testing, and maintaining automation infrastructure and integrations.
Experience with enterprise CMS or MSM platforms, such as Adobe Experience Manager.
Hands-on experience programmatically integrating LLM APIs and custom machine translation pipelines into proprietary automation frameworks.
Deep technical understanding of localization, including TMS architecture, content parsing, and file formats such as JSON, XML, XLIFF, and properties files.
Ability to conduct code-level internationalization reviews across React, Go, or Java codebases using AST-based parsing or linting, and to partner with product engineering teams on global readiness.
Ability to work independently and autonomously without technical direction or engineering management.
Systematic, analytical problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage and prioritize multiple technical projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins; Git; and automated testing frameworks for i18n/l10n workflows.
Experience with data analysis and reporting on workflow performance.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain localization automation workflows and infrastructure using agentic workflows, Python, and REST APIs.
Connect enterprise TMS platforms with content repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and internal microservices.
Write, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade code independently, primarily in Python.
Research, evaluate, and implement localization technologies, including LLM APIs, custom machine translation pipelines, and advanced TMS features.
Resolve high-impact architectural failures in the localization stack and conduct root-cause analysis of integration issues, API payload or file-parsing conflicts, and distributed-system bottlenecks.
Conduct code-level internationalization reviews of React, Go, or Java codebases and develop AST static-analysis scripts and architectural patterns for global readiness.
Administer enterprise TMS instances, including schema configuration, webhooks, payload parsing, and custom data connectors.
Develop CLI tools, custom linters, and pseudo-localization build hooks to identify string concatenation, hardcoding, and UI truncation during build and pull-request phases.
Manage vendors and make technical decisions as the localization technology stack’s sole technical owner.
Consult and collaborate with localization and product engineering teams on internationalization.
Manage multiple technical projects and, where applicable, analyze and report on workflow performance.

Benefits

Equity, where applicable.
Bonus.
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401(k).
Flexible spending account.
Paid leave, including PTO and parental leave, according to applicable plans and policies.
For candidates in Canada: RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, and telemedicine.
Immersive, in-person onboarding experience.