Staff Software Engineer - Node.js (JavaScript or TypeScript)

Okta; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

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Job summary

Okta is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in Bengaluru to lead a new Core Frontier team within Core Identity. You will drive architectural improvements, scale critical authentication features, and coordinate with global teams to deliver secure, high‑performing identity services.

You will mentor engineers, own security and reliability, and collaborate across Product, Security, Design, Architecture and QA to maintain architectural integrity at scale in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and maintaining public APIs and front ends.
• Designing, building and operating distributed systems in the cloud.
• Commitment to quality with unit/integration/end-to-end testing.
• Proven ability to drive cross-team technical alignment and mentor ICs.

Responsibilities

• Be a founding Staff member of this new team in Bengaluru, setting the technical bar and engineering culture for our growing presence in the region and collaborating with global teams.
• Lead the design and delivery of features that extend Auth0’s platform and help customers innovate securely.
• Own strategic technical quality, security, reliability, and scalability of systems; drive architectural improvements.
• Identify architectural gaps and advocate long-term frontier improvements for the Core Identity org.
• Work in a highly collaborative environment with Product, Security, Design, Architecture and QA to deliver delightful features.
• Deepen expertise in identity, security and modern cloud technologies while working on distributed systems at scale.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure services remain healthy and reliable.

Skills

APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud experience

Testing strategies

Mentoring

Product mindset

Tools

AWS

Azure

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. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

Staff Software Engineer

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 https://auth0.com/.

The 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 platform's technical health, performance, and efficiency.

As a Staff Engineer for this new team, named Core Frontier, you will lead 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.

What you will do:

• Be a founding Staff member 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.
• Lead the design and delivery of innovative features that extend the capabilities of Auth0’s platform to help our customers innovate around the world securely and delightfully.
• Take ownership of the strategic technical quality, security, reliability, and scalability of our systems. You'll drive architectural improvements and advocate for engineering best practices.
• Identify architectural gaps in our current "frontier" and advocate for long-term improvements that benefit the entire Core Identity organization.
• 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 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:

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent.
• 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 proven track record of driving technical alignment across multiple teams and mentoring senior-level individual contributors.
• 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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