Staff Software Engineer, Okta

• This role is for you if you like being at the center of the action, it’s for you if you like to help people to grow and if you like solving non-trivial problems, transforming them into smaller easier problems
• If you like tackling hard problems at scale and making them simpler, we can’t wait to talk to you. A passion for everything Identity and Access Management will also be of great help!
• You have 6+ years of software development experience
• You have practical experience using Node.js (JavaScript or Typescript)
• Know how to design, build, and maintain APIs or libraries used across teams and by customers, and enjoy improving existing code for better maintainability and developer experience
• You are passionate about designing, implementing and troubleshooting distributed systems that are highly-reliable, maintainable and scalable
• Write well-tested, high-quality code and are experienced with a range of testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end, performance)
• You have experience working with Cloud environments
• Bring a product-focused mindset, able to think from the customer’s perspective and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners

Desirable

• The Protocols team plays a critical role within Core Identity, the Engineering organization entrusted with the very heart of the Auth0 application
• Core Identity looks after the authentication pipeline, the protocols, user sessions, and all the fundamental concepts and foundational elements that underpin our entire product
• Within this crucial organization, the Protocols team's mission is to enable Auth0 and its customers to solve identity problems with standards-based solutions. This team and its organisation owns the core application of the Auth0 codebase, including the critical authentication engine
• Being at the core means our work impacts millions of users daily and empowers numerous other parts of our platform. The team is responsible for operating these critical services at scale and plays a crucial role in supporting other teams across Auth0 in designing and implementing key product capabilities
• We mostly work with a NodeJS backend (Javascript or Typescript), and use MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Redis to store our data. Our services run on AWS and Azure
• Gain expertise in identity and security while building innovative features and standards that extend the capabilities of Auth0’s platform to help organizations securely innovate around the world
• Improve and refactor both code and development processes in the core applications of Auth0, with a focus on enabling our product teams to safely move faster
• Work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working with talented engineers and partners across Product, Security, Design, and QA to deliver features that delight our customers
• Work with and gain exposure to modern cloud technologies and best practices, including AWS, Azure, and distributed systems at scale