Senior Software Engineer, AI Authentication (Auth0)

Okta; Toronto; On-site; CAD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

RRSP match

Healthcare spending account

Telemedicine

PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Okta in Toronto, Canada is hiring a Senior Engineer to join our AI Authentication team, shaping identity and access for GenAI applications. You will build scalable services using TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and work with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver secure features.

You should be passionate about IAM concepts, observability, and secure APIs, comfortable working autonomously, and excited to grow technical depth in a distributed, innovative

Qualifications

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Ability to write well-tested, high-quality code.
• Comfort in iterative development and collaboration with non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of IAM concepts and security principles.
• Experience with observability tools and building resilient services.
• Experience creating and maintaining public and secure APIs.

Responsibilities

• Bring expertise in identity and security to build innovative features and standards for GenAI applications.
• Build and maintain scalable services using TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver identity and access improvements for GenAI.
• Write clean, testable code and participate in reviews and system design discussions.
• Contribute to observability and alerting for reliability and performance.
• Learn and grow by working on complex distributed systems.

Skills

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Code quality

IAM concepts

Observability

API design

AI/GenAI familiarity

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

TypeScript

Node.js

OpenTelemetry

Datadog

Prometheus

Job description

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.

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.

At Okta, we’re building the next generation of authentication for the Agentic AI era. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer tojoin our AI Authentication team - a group of product-minded, deeply technical engineers delivering features to define whatidentity and access mean in a world increasingly powered by artificial intelligence.

This is a great opportunity for an Senior engineer who thrives in collaborative environments, is eager to grow theirtechnical depth, and wants to build scalable systems that solve real-world security problems.Auth0 Emerging Tech is the Engineering organization where we take care of the hottest technology out there: we ship fast,we don't break things. We are a dynamic and collaborative distributed and diverse team. We value ownership, learning andinnovation.

We launched our Auth for GenAI offering and we are looking for an Senior Engineer to join us to lead the team taking care of the Identity Protocols parts of the game.

What will you do:

• Bring expertise in identity and security while building innovative features and standards that will secure the AgenticAI world
• Build and maintain scalable services usingTypeScript, NodeJSPostgreSQL/MongoDB.
• Collaborate with other product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver features that improve identityand 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.

Qualifications and requirements

What you'll bring to the role:

• Practical experience with SQLand NoSQL databases (preferably Postgresand 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 anddrive.
• Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, security, data,integration, and application layers.
• Experience working on resilient products that can scale.
• 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.

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.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:: $136,000 CAD - $187,000 CAD

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