Staff Software Engineer, Okta
CA$154-230k
Plus bonus
More information about 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
CA$154-230k
Plus bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record in building tools, frameworks, or platforms for other developers
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang and/or Python, and the ability to move fluidly between front-end and back-end contexts
- Experience working with LLM APIs, agent runtimes, orchestration layers, or prompt pipelines
- Familiarity with authentication and authorization systems, especially standards like OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT
- Demonstrated experience leading architecture and design efforts for scalable, production-grade systems
- Comfort contributing to and maintaining open source projects and engaging with developer communities
- A passion for documentation as part of the developer experience—not just writing code, but making it understandable and usable
- Ability to thrive in highly collaborative environments with cross-functional stakeholders
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the AI DevEx team at Auth0
- This role is pivotal in extending and complementing our Auth for GenAI offering by building the infrastructure, tooling, and developer experiences that empower both human developers and AI agents to build secure, intelligent applications
- This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys building for other engineers, working across stacks, and shaping the future of AI enablement in production systems
- You'll collaborate across engineering, product, and security teams to drive meaningful improvements in developer tooling, agent authentication, orchestration frameworks, and real-world demos
- Design and Build Developer Tooling that helps developers secure and manage infrastructure like MCP servers
- Build Demo Applications that showcase secure, identity-powered AI use cases in real-world environments
- Contribute to Open Source Projects, both within Auth0 and across the broader AI + identity ecosystem
- Write and Maintain High-Quality Documentation including API references, quickstarts, and best practices for both developers and AI-native tooling (e.g., llm.txt)
- Drive Integration with Emerging AI Frameworks by creating adapters, utilities, and interfaces for agent runtimes and orchestration layers
- Collaborate with Design, Product, and Security teams to align on developer needs, roadmap direction, and compliance requirements
- Mentor and Support Other Engineers, setting strong examples in code quality, testing practices, and architectural thinking
- Influence Engineering Standards by leading design discussions and contributing to team-wide architectural decisions
- Ensure Resilience and Security of systems involved in agent-to-agent or model-to-service communication
- Technologies You May Work With:
- Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python
- Frameworks: React, Next.js, FastAPI
- AI Ecosystem: Model APIs, orchestration runtimes, prompt management systems, agent toolkits
- Auth0 Stack: Token Vault, Async Authorization, Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA)
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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