Yissell Garma
Software Architect at Okta
Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYissell Garma is a software architect based in Florida with a deep, hands-on background in designing and leading identity and enterprise systems across companies like Okta and UKG. Over a career that began in academia and spans roles from senior developer to principal architect, she combines practical implementation experience with strategic architectural leadership. She has a master's degree in computer science from the University of Havana and a track record of evolving legacy systems into scalable, secure platforms. Known for moving between technical leadership and individual contribution, she often bridges cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready identity and workforce solutions. Despite a formal "software architect" title more recently, her long tenure reveals a steady progression of increasing responsibility and domain expertise in enterprise software.
2 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science, Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Havana
Github Skills (12)
permission10
security10
rbac10
golang10
entitlements10
zanzibar10
authentication10
high-performance10
authorization10
abac10
fine-grained-authorization10
go9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
openfga/language
Oct 2024 - Apr 2025
Grammar for the OpenFGA modeling language
Contributions:11 reviews, 7 PRs, 27 pushes in 5 months
fgaopenfga
openfga/openfga
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
A high performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar
Contributions:24 reviews, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 1 month
golangfine-grained-authorizationauthorizationsecurityauthentication
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