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Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Okta · Chicago, IL, US

Okta is hiring a staff Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering in Chicago, IL, US. What you'll do: work across the security domain.

Hiring signals for Software Developers

SOC 15-1252 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

49
/ 100
Cooling

Software Developers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($183k vs $128k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 8% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (27% appear duplicated)

Software Developers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Software Developers.

  • 24,446Active postings
  • 1,023Posted this week
  • 9,622Open 30+ days39% of active
  • 2,684Remote / hybrid11% of active
  • 7%List salary1,736 of 24,446
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $183kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 24dMedian agep90 82d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering5,025$160k n=266—
Backend1,227$191k n=168—
Full-stack1,174$200k n=136—
ML / AI Engineering894$190k n=106—
Data Engineering584$179k n=52—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract744$191k n=283—
Full-time686$188k n=376—
Intern443$170k n=19—
Temporary75$144k n=43—
Part-time9——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology14,505$186k n=1481—
Manufacturing11,484$130k n=212—
Financial Services3,230$186k n=172—
Government / Public Sector2,672$164k n=24—
Professional Services2,489$169k n=182—

Top categories

  • Engineering5,025
  • Backend1,227
  • Full-stack1,174
  • ML / AI Engineering894
  • Data Engineering584
  • Engineering Manager510

In-demand skills

  • Python2,290
  • AWS1,807
  • Java1,756
  • Azure1,129
  • Agile1,113
  • C++974
  • Go955
  • Kubernetes903

Top sectors

  • Technology14,505
  • Manufacturing11,484
  • Financial Services3,230
  • Government / Public Sector2,672
  • Professional Services2,489
  • Retail1,226

Employment mix

  • Unspecified22,489 · 92%
  • Contract744 · 3%
  • Full-time686 · 3%
  • Intern443 · 2%
  • Temporary75 · 0%
  • Part-time9 · 0%

Top hiring companies

Source
okta.com
Original link
https://www.okta.com/company/careers/engineering/staff-software-engineer-security-engineering-7714159/
ATS
Greenhouse
Posted
3 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

Topics: Security

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