Senior Software Engineer (Core Frontier)

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. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. Were all in on this mission. If you are too lets talk.

Get to know Okta

Okta is The Worlds Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology anywhere on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform provide secure access authentication and automation placing identity at the core of business security and growth.

At Okta we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - were looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! Were building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Product

Auth0 is a developer-friendly identity platform that simplifies authentication and authorization for applications. Designed by developers for developers we make access to applications safe secure and seamless for the more than 100 million daily logins around the world. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-Ø global service to deliver convenience privacy and security so customers can focus on innovation. Know more about our product at Role

We are hiring for a new team within Core Identity the Engineering organization entrusted with the very heart of the Auth0 application. Our teams own the authentication pipeline identity protocols user sessions and all the fundamental concepts and foundational elements that underpin our entire product. We are also the stewards of the platforms technical health performance and efficiency.

As a Senior Engineer for this new team named Core Frontier you will operate at the vital intersection of deep product innovation and the global customer experience. Your mission is to ensure that the sophisticated features developed across the Core Identity organization (such as Native to Web Cross-App Access and Custom Token Exchange) are hardened scaled and seamlessly integrated into the Auth0 ecosystem. You will act as the architectural bridge ensuring that complex internal logic translates into a polished secure and high-performance experience that millions of developers and end-users interact with every day.

This is an opportunity to solve complex distributed systems challenges at a global scale whilst providing a delightful and secure experience for our customers. You will primarily work with our NodeJS backend (TypeScript/JavaScript) with data stored in MongoDB PostgreSQL and Redis all running on a multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure). If you have a passion for simplifying complex problems building resilient and secure software and care deeply about the final feel of a product we encourage you to apply. Experience with or an interest in Identity and Access Management is highly valued.

What you will do:

• Be a founding engineer of this new team in Bengaluru setting the technical bar and engineering culture for our growing presence in the region and working in collaboration with our global teams in Europe and North America.
• Build and design innovative features that extend the capabilities of Auth0s platform to help our customers innovate around the world securely and delightfully.
• Contribute to the strategic technical quality security reliability and scalability of our systems and advocate for engineering best practices.
• Thrive in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment working with talented engineers and partners across Product Security Design Architecture and QA to deliver features that delight our customers and ensure a unified technical vision.
• Deepen or gain expertise in identity security and modern cloud technologies (AWS Azure) while working on distributed systems at scale.
• Mentor and be mentored by other engineers and contribute to our culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure our critical services remain healthy and reliable.

What you will bring:

• 5 years of professional software development experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency in designing and building services with (JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Experience creating and maintaining public and secure APIs as well as front ends.
• Experience designing building and operating distributed systems in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS Azure).
• A strong commitment to quality with experience in various testing strategies (e.g. unit integration end-to-end).
• A product-oriented mindset with the ability to understand customer needs and work collaboratively to find effective solutions.

Nice to have:

• Experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.
• Knowledge of security engineering principles and application security best practices.

What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

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