Principal Software Engineer, Okta
Full Stack, AI Engineering
$194-325k
+ Bonus. Salary dependent on location
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Open for applications
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$194-325k
+ Bonus. Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years in software engineering, with deep expertise in front-end development (8+ years in modern frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular)
- 6+ years with backend systems design and development (Python preferred, Java, Node.js, or Go)
- A strong commitment to building accessible (a11y) and inclusive user experiences while collaborating effectively with Product & Design
- Proven experience integrating LLMs and MCPs into production-ready, user-facing applications
- Experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith is a strong plus
- Strong background in building distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs (REST/GraphQL) on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and lead architecture decisions across global teams
- Excellent communication skills with experience working effectively across time zones and cultures
- If you’re passionate about building AI that is smarter, faster, and always secure, this is your opportunity to make an impact
What the job involves
- At Okta, we’re building the future of secure, enterprise-grade AI Agents. We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join our global AI Engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and building the intelligent, user-facing experiences and the end-to-end AI solutions that power them
- This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on engineer who can set technical direction, mentor others, and partner closely with our India-based counterparts as part of one global team
- Drive the architecture and design of AI solutions, leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Design, and Data Science
- Design, build, and refine the front-end interfaces that bring our AI capabilities to life for employees and customers
- Build high-performance Agentic Experiences (AX) for web and mobile, engineered for streaming responses and low latency
- Champion observability and operational excellence to ensure our AI services meet enterprise-grade standards for reliability and performance
- Develop robust backend services to power our AI solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features
- Enable the successful delivery of key AI projects through technical leadership and hands-on execution
- Mentor engineers, raising the bar on technical craftsmanship and solution quality across the full stack
- Collaborate with India-based peers to ensure globally aligned designs, shared roadmaps, and scalable architectures
- Partner with Security, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure AI adoption is secure, reliable, and enterprise-ready
- At Okta, you’ll be part of a unified global AI engineering team that spans the US and India
- You’ll work on cutting-edge applied AI projects while shaping the platform foundations that make secure, scalable AI possible at enterprise scale
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. They aim to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Todd McKinnon
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
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