VP of Authentication Engineering — Scale Secure Identities

Okta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 426,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Vice President of Engineering – Authentication, responsible for guiding a globally distributed engineering team. This role emphasizes delivering secure authentication experiences and fostering innovation in identity products.

To thrive in this leadership position, candidates should possess over 12 years of full-stack development experience and at least 8 years in SaaS product engineering. The competitive salary range for this role is from $310,000 to $426,800.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in leading SaaS product engineering teams.
• 12+ years of experience in full-stack software development.
• 3+ years of experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Background in authentication and security is a plus.
• Deep expertise in securing cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering organization to meet customer needs.
• Mentor engineering managers across distributed teams.
• Collaborate with Product & Design for identity products.
• Ensure operational excellence and process efficiencies.
• Maintain security, performance, and availability SLAs.
• Redefine Developer Experience with autonomous identity solutions.

Skills

SaaS product engineering

Full-stack software development

Cloud infrastructure management

Agile methodologies

DevOps practices

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Okta is seeking a Vice President of Engineering – Authentication, responsible for guiding a globally distributed engineering team. This role emphasizes delivering secure authentication experiences and fostering innovation in identity products.

To thrive in this leadership position, candidates should possess over 12 years of full-stack development experience and at least 8 years in SaaS product engineering. The competitive salary range for this role is from $310,000 to $426,800.