Principal Engineer, AI Engineering

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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 flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core 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.

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At Okta, we're building the future of secure, enterprise-grade AI. We're looking for a Principal Engineer to join our global AI Engineering team and play a key role in designing both applied AI solutions and the agentic AI platforms that power them.

This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on engineer who can set technical direction, mentor others, and partner closely with our US-based counterparts as part of one global team.

What you will do:

• Serve as a technical leader in India, driving architecture, design, and delivery of AI solutions and platforms.
• Collaborate with US-based peers to ensure globally aligned designs, shared roadmaps, and scalable architectures.
• Build and scale the Agentic AI platform — services for agent orchestration, lifecycle management, observability, and guardrails.
• Deliver applied AI solutions that transform employee and customer experiences through LLMs, RAG pipelines, and generative AI.
• Mentor engineers in India, raising the bar on technical craftsmanship and solution quality.
• Partner with Security, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure AI adoption is secure, reliable, and enterprise-ready.

What we are looking for :

• 12+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in AI/ML or intelligent automation.
• Expertise with LLMs, agent frameworks, vector search, and RAG pipelines.
• Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across global teams and lead architecture decisions.
• Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team-wide practices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across time zones and cultures.

Why join us:

At Okta, you'll be part of a unified global AI engineering team that spans the US and India. You'll work on cutting-edge applied AI projects while shaping the platform foundations that make secure, scalable AI possible at enterprise scale. If you're passionate about building AI that is smarter, faster, and always secure, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

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

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

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

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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Okta

The foundation for secure connections between people and technology

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.