Globalization Tech Lead

Okta is looking for a highly skilled Globalization Engineer to be the technical backbone of our global digital operations. You will be responsible for owning, building, and optimizing the automation and technology stack that powers our localization team. This is a hands-on role for an experienced technical expert who is passionate about building robust, scalable systems. You will leverage your deep expertise in APIs, AI, and internationalization to solve complex technical challenges and drive efficiency. As a subject matter expert, you will also act as a key technical consultant to internal teams, helping them prepare content for a global audience.

What you'll be doing:

• Build and Own the Localization Automation Framework: Design, develop, and maintain the core automation workflows for our content lifecycle using agentic workflows, Python and APIs, connecting our TMS with content sources, repositories, and other internal tools.
• Spearhead AI and Technology Integration: Research, evaluate, and implement cutting-edge localization technologies, including AI/LLM-based solutions and advanced TMS features, to improve the quality, speed, and cost-effectiveness of our workflows.
• Provide Technical Oversight and Systems Integrity: Act as the authority for resolving high-impact architectural failures. Conduct deep-dive root cause analysis on complex integration issues, file parsing conflicts, and system-wide bottlenecks to ensure uninterrupted uptime for the localization pipeline.
• Advise on Internationalization (i18n): Consult with product and engineering teams by providing expert technical guidance, conducting i18n code audits, and defining best practices to ensure new experiences and features are architected for seamless localization.
• Manage and Optimize the TMS Environment: Serve as the primary technical owner of our Translation Management Systems (e.g., XTM, Smartling), responsible for configuration, maintenance, and optimization.
• Drive Early Detection (Shift-Left Strategy): Develop and deploy "self-service" tools for dev teams, such as pseudo-localization pipelines and i18n auditing, enabling them to identify and fix UI truncation, hard-coding, and concatenation issues before they reach the translation phase.