Principal Software Engineer

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. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

This is a hybrid role. It requires going to the local office 3 times a week.

The Auth0Lab Team

We are a small team of engineers exploring new Auth0 products and features ideas. We take things from 0 to 1 and we look to shape the future of identity.

Our team has had a big role shaping the identity industry. We were all early at Auth0, which shaped how devs do authentication. And as part of Auth0Lab we incubated Auth0 FGA which redefined how authorization is done across the industry.

Our current focus is enabling builders and companies of any size to ship production grade GenAI apps and agents, by helping them with identity and security. We incubated Auth for GenAI, and we have a few more ideas around this that we are currently working on :), like humanprincipal.ai.

Join our team to have fun learning and collaborating with a great group of people, while having the opportunity to shape a huge industry: how developers everywhere implement auth!

What you'll be doing

We are looking for a very senior, knowledgeable Principal engineer (P6) that both wants to be hands on and think about the industry big picture at the same time:

• Implement proof of concepts and demos of new products, features or standard implementations in our products. We have a dedicated environment for these here.
• Lead industry wide efforts and protocols (e.g. MCP, A2A) around identity with recommendations, samples, SDKs
• Implement samples and SDKs to make it easy to use Auth0 capabilities
• Research market adjacencies to inform company strategy, m&a decisions and future investment ideas

What you'll bring to the role

• You love to learn and are able to do so quickly
• You know how computers work and can apply that to solve hard problems, period.
• You constantly strive to hit the right balance between simplicity and flexibility
• You have a talent to grok customer's needs and continuously iterate on your understanding of a problem space based on their feedback, industry trends and available technology
• You are able to work in a team environment, have good communication skills and understand the value of collaboration
• Nice to have: can design and architect large scale distributed systems
• Understand the cost implications of cloud systems you design
• Have 10+ years of software development experience
• Have 4+ years of identity experience and working on cloud services
• Have 3+ years of experience working in developer tooling or strong passion and demonstrable taste for it

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$274,000--$376,200 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:

$244,000--$335,500 USD

The Okta Experience

• Supporting Your Well-Being
• Driving Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

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