Staff Software Engineer, AI Frameworks and Services (Auth0)

Toronto

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Team

Have you ever considered what powers the intelligent features behind seamless product experiences? The AI Frameworks and Services team is at the forefront of enabling AI-driven innovation across our organization. We build the foundational frameworks and essential services that empower engineering teams to integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities into our products, transforming how our users interact with them. From crafting intuitive generative AI-powered chat experiences that provide instant product support, to developing the best developer experience around authentication for generative AI and AI agents, as well as implementing intelligent security features, our team is instrumental in bringing the transformative power of AI to life. We collaborate closely with the Machine Learning team and various product teams to ensure the seamless and secure delivery of AI-enhanced features that provide real value to our users.   

The Opportunity: As a member of the AI Frameworks and Services team, you will be a key contributor in shaping the future of AI-powered products within our organization. You will be instrumental in shaping and accelerating the Auth for GenAI initiative by contributing across different layers of the AI ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects, collaborating with talented engineers and product teams to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.  

 What you will do:

  • Design and implement features across different layers of the stack using technologies such as Python, TypeScript, LangGraph, DSPy, and MCP.
  • Drive technical decision making while striving to hit the right balance between factors such as simplicity, flexibility, reliability, and performance.
  • Collaborate with product teams to shape the future of Agentic AI and Auth for GenAI. 
  • Contribute to improving Auth0's architecture, performance, observability, security controls, and best practices.
  • Mentor and coach within the team, with opportunities for mentorship across the broader engineering organization.
  • Partner across Engineering, Product Management, Security, and Design teams to solve technical and non-technical challenges and deliver world class user experiences.

What you bring:

  • Experience with AI agentic frameworks and toolings such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, and MCP. 
  • Proven ability to collaborate with product and engineering teams to drive greenfield initiatives forward, navigate unknowns, and iterate quickly and frequently.
  • Experience working with AI-based coding platforms such as v0, Bolt, Replit, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.
  • Experience building tools or infrastructure for AI/ML applications, with a deep understanding of the developer lifecycle in an AI-native world.
  • Experience with API-driven applications such as RESTful, gRPC.
  • Expertise with state management in modern frontend frameworks and handling reactive programming to manage streams and asynchronous data.

Nice To Have:

  • Experience with identity and auth products.
  • Experience creating tools that integrate with AI-based coding platforms.
  • Experience working with framework SDK integrations, bonus point for familiarity with agentforce. 
  • Experience with packaging and distributing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) for automating the deployment of complex backend systems.
  • Experience with databases, storage and caching strategies. Bonus points for familiarity with packaging and distributing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

Please note that we encourage candidates to apply even if you do not have experience with all of the criteria or technologies listed above; these are provided to give insight into the tech stack and general responsibilities for the role.

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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:$146,000$222,000 CAD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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