Principal Software Engineer, AI EngineeringActive

The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • Drive the architecture and design of AI solutions, leading cross-functional: initiatives across Product, Design, and Data Science.

  • Design, build, and refine the core backend services that power our AI: solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features.

  • Build high-performance Agentic Experiences (AX) for web and mobile,: engineered for streaming responses and low latency.

  • Champion observability and operational excellence to ensure our AI services: meet enterprise-grade standards for reliability and performance.

  • Develop robust backend services to power our AI solutions, including LLM: orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features

  • Enable the successful delivery of key AI projects through technical leadership and hands-on execution.

What they're looking for

  • Mentor engineers, raising the bar on technical craftsmanship and solution quality across the full stack.
  • Collaborate with cross-geo peers to ensure globally aligned designs, shared: roadmaps, and scalable architectures.
  • Partner with Security, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure AI adoption: is secure, reliable, and enterprise-ready
  • + years in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend systems: design and development (8+ years in Python preferred).