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
Lead & Architect: Design, build, and scale high-performance software while driving architectural best practices across the R&D organization.
Security & AI Innovation: Drive deep-dive research into cloud, SaaS ecosystems, and AI agents to build proactive detection models, mitigation strategies, and threat intelligence.
Engineering Excellence: Elevate code quality, testing standards, system monitoring, and documentation across teams.
Cross-Functional Ownership: Partner closely with Product and R&D to translate complex security requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Scale & Optimize: Identify and resolve systemic performance bottlenecks and architectural challenges.
Mentorship & Leadership: Act as a technical mentor, driving engineering standards and fostering a strong knowledge-sharing culture.
What they're looking for
- + years of software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Cybersecurity Domain Expertise: Hands-on experience in security product development, security research, or threat/incident response.
- + years of hands-on experience with Python , focusing on backend architecture and scalable systems.
- Proven System Ownership: A track record of designing, building, and operating large-scale, complex distributed systems.
