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
Design and implement backend APIs and services that make up the agentic platform
Build the agent identity and machine-to-machine authentication system,: including credential management and delegated access flows
Build the agent knowledge base and memory layer so agents retain context within and across sessions
Build the observability layer for agents: tracing, cost tracking, audit logs, and dashboards that make agent behavior debuggable in production
Build the governance and safety layer: policy enforcement on tool calls, content filtering, PII protection, and human-in-the-loop approval flows
Build the orchestration layer that coordinates multi-step agent workflows: with state persistence and error recovery
What they're looking for
- Collaborate with Product, SRE, Security, Data Platform, Observability and: other domain partners to shape what each layer looks like and how it integrates with the broader Okta platform
- + years of software engineering experience building production backend systems.
- + years of exposure to AI/ML or agentic applications, whether through: production work, side projects, or hands-on experimentation.
- Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Go, or similar)
