Senior Software Engineer — AI Security & Dev Tools

Okta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 147,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta, the leader in identity, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Auth0 team focused on the AI Agentic Experience. You will build developer tooling, demo apps, and tooling for secure, identity-powered AI use cases.

You will collaborate across engineering, product, and security to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions and contribute to open source projects. You will mentor engineers, influence engineering standards, and drive integration with emerging AI frameworks, ensuring

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building tools, frameworks, or platforms for developers
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and ability to move between frontend and backend
• Experience with LLM APIs, agent runtimes, orchestration layers, or prompt pipelines
• Familiarity with authentication/authorization systems (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT)
• Experience leading architecture and design for scalable, production-grade systems

Responsibilities

• Design and build developer tooling to secure and manage infrastructure like MCP servers
• Build demo applications showcasing secure, identity-powered AI use cases
• Contribute to open source projects within Auth0 and the broader AI/identity ecosystem
• Write and maintain high-quality API references, quickstarts, and best practices
• Drive integration with emerging AI frameworks via adapters and interfaces for runtimes
• Collaborate with Design, Product, and Security to align on developer needs and roadmap
• Mentor and support other engineers with code quality and testing practices
• Influence engineering standards through design discussions and architectural decisions
• Ensure resilience and security of agent-to-agent or model-to-service communications

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

LLM APIs

Tools

React

Next.js

FastAPI

Job description

Okta, the leader in identity, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Auth0 team focused on the AI Agentic Experience. You will build developer tooling, demo apps, and tooling for secure, identity-powered AI use cases.

You will collaborate across engineering, product, and security to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions and contribute to open source projects. You will mentor engineers, influence engineering standards, and drive integration with emerging AI frameworks, ensuring