Toronto, Ontario, Canada Remote (Global) Full-time USD 160,000 – 220,000 / year

Okta is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, End User Protection (Auth0)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate within a dynamic, agile environment to deliver rapid iterations and improvements.
  • Develop and implement features using technologies including Node.js with JavaScript or TypeScript, AWS, Azure, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Kubernetes.
  • Translate complex and uncertain requirements into well-defined, modular engineering tasks, ensuring clarity and efficiency in execution.
  • Lead technical estimation for major projects, identifying risks, trade-offs, and dependencies while communicating timelines to leadership.
  • Manage engineering estimates for large initiatives, balancing technical constraints and business needs.
  • Lead cross-team technical initiatives across Auth0 and Okta engineering groups, aligning on dependencies, security, and operational standards.
  • Partner with internal teams such as Product Management, Security, and Infrastructure to shape technical direction and roadmap alignment.
  • Influence technical decisions across teams by advocating for architectural improvements that support long-term product goals.
  • Work with experts to integrate modern identity standards including OpenID Connect, OAuth, and SAML.
  • Ensure systems are maintained and operated at high scale and reliability.
  • Participate in on-call schedules to support production services as needed.
  • Guide senior and mid-level engineers in system design, code quality, testing, and career growth.
  • Promote a culture of technical rigor and shared ownership across engineering teams.
  • Break down ambiguous technical challenges into clear, actionable deliverables.
  • Set benchmarks for project clarity and development speed within the team.

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Responsibilities

  • Be a part of a fast-paced, agile team.
  • Design and build features using technologies such as Node.js (JavaScript/Typescript), AWS, Azure, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Kubernetes
  • Lead the technical breakdown of highly complex, ambiguous requirements into clear, modular, and actionable engineering tasks, setting the standard for project clarity and velocity.
  • Drive and own the engineering estimation process for large-scale initiatives, effectively managing risk and communicating technical trade-offs, timelines, and dependencies to engineering and product leadership.
  • Drive cross-functional technical projects with other Auth0 and Okta engineering teams, ensuring alignment on service dependencies, security standards, and operational best practices.
  • Act as a key technical collaborator and influencer with internal stakeholders (e.g., Product Management, Security, Infrastructure), proactively aligning technical roadmaps and advocating for architectural changes that support long-term product vision.
  • Collaborate with industry-leading experts to implement the cutting-edge of Identity Protocols and Open Standards such as OpenID Connect, OAuth and SAML
  • Maintain and operate services at a high scale
  • Participate in scheduled on-call rotations
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance on system design, code quality, testing practices, and career development.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence and collaborative ownership.
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Okta
Okta is a leading identity and access management platform that helps organizations secure their digital interactions and manage user authentication across various systems and applications.
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Job Details
Department End User Protection
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago