Engineering manager at Okta Bengaluru, leading the backend Java team behind identity threat protection.

This full-time Bengaluru role was posted on 15 October 2026. The listing describes building and leading a team of backend Java software engineers responsible for identity threat protection, with cross-functional responsibility for the product, team health and customer satisfaction. Requirements include 3+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature development with maintaining existing features, and experience in stakeholder management - alignment, prioritization, communication and incorporating feedback.

About Okta

Okta builds identity and access management software: workforce identity (single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, lifecycle management) and customer identity products, plus Auth0 for developers. Its own listings describe the mission as securing every identity, from AI to human.

Okta runs a large engineering centre in Bengaluru working on core product areas, alongside its global offices. Listings for India roles cover engineering, security, SRE and business technology functions. Learn more on Okta's website.

The role in plain terms

The listing's balance requirement - new features versus maintaining existing ones - is the honest core: threat protection products ship fast-moving detection capabilities on top of systems that cannot go down. The team-health and customer-satisfaction framing alongside product responsibility suggests a manager measured on all three, not just delivery. The backend Java stack and the identity domain mean technical credibility with the team requires real distributed-systems grounding.

The team and the work

Per the listing, the product area is identity threat protection - detecting and responding to attacks on authentication - within Okta's security-focused engineering. Stakeholder management is called out as an explicit requirement, reflecting the cross-team surface of security features.

What the employer asks for

These requirements are quoted from the employer's listing, kept in their exact words so eligibility details are not distorted:

3+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature/product development and maintaining existing features.
Experience in stakeholder management, including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback.
Demonstrated ability to build teams from ground-up, managing performance, mentoring and coaching teams
Demonstrated focus on delivering outcomes, balancing constraints and tight deadlines.
7-10 years of prior software development experience with Java or other backend technologies. While this role is a people management one, you'll still need to...
Experience and strong opinions on SDLC with testing automation & release orchestration using gating feature flags & configuration mgmt, and CI / CD platforms.
Demonstrable knowledge of secure web development fundamentals, fault-tolerant systems, and knowledge of cloud technologies.
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Who this role suits

Engineering managers with 3+ years leading backend teams, ideally in security or identity domains, who can balance delivery with system health. Not for first-time managers or for managers whose background is far from backend Java systems.

Practical notes

For security EM roles, expect questions on handling urgent security work versus roadmap commitments, and on how you grow backend engineers. A story about a security incident your team handled well is worth preparing.

Working at Okta

Engineering work at Okta centres on identity infrastructure at high scale: authentication, authorization, directory and security services that sit on the critical path of customer logins.

How to apply

Apply directly on the employer's site: Manager, Engineering - Identity Threat Protection at Okta. We found this listing on the Greenhouse public job board (okta.com), where it was posted on 15 Oct 2026 and was still open when we checked on 30 Oct 2026. Before applying, re-read the employer's own description in full, since eligibility details, deadlines and process steps can change at any time and the employer's page is always the final word. Tailor your resume to the specific requirements above rather than sending a generic one: mirror the skills and tools the listing names where you genuinely have them. A short, specific note on why this team and this problem interest you goes further than a long generic cover letter. Never pay a fee to apply or interview; genuine employers, including this one, do not charge candidates.

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