Senior Software Engineer, AI Authentication (Auth0)
Quick Summary
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
Design and implement backend systems, APIs, and services that bring identity and authorization capabilities to AI agent workflows.
Proven experience designing and shipping production-grade backend systems: APIs, services, and integrations that operate at scale under real constraints.
- Bring expertise in identity and security while building innovative features and standards that will secure the Agentic AI world
- Build and maintain scalable services using TypeScript, NodeJS PostgreSQL/MongoDB.
- Collaborate with other product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver features that improve identity and access for GenAI applications.
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, and participate in code reviews and system design discussions.
- Contribute to observability and alerting systems to ensure reliability and performance of our services.
- Continuously learn and grow by working alongside experienced engineers on complex distributed systems.
Requirements
~1 min read- Solid programming experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and familiarity with NodeJS runtime environments.
- Practical experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (preferably Postgres and MongoDB).
- The ability to write well-tested, good quality code.
- An enjoyment of working in an iterative development environment.
- The ability to work well with technical and non-technical people to deliver high-value results.
- Excellence when working autonomously, knowing when to seek help from team members.
- A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
- Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, security, data, integration, and application layers.
- Experience working on resilient products that can scale.
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Understanding of IAM Concepts
- Experience with using AI Agents, to better understand the problem space we operate in
- Experience creating and maintaining public and secure APIs.
- Curiosity about AI and its intersection with identity and security.
- Experience working on Identity and Access Management software and concepts
- Knowledge of observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or OpenTelemetry.
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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.
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Listing Details
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
- First seen
- May 15, 2026
- Last seen
- July 21, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 66
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 42%
- Scored at
- July 20, 2026
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