Staff Software Engineer, AI

Get to know Okta

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. 

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

About the Team

Okta's Business Technology organization is on a mission to simplify and secure internal operations through automation, intelligence, and scale. Our Business Technology Shared
Services team builds core capabilities that power smarter, faster experiences for employees and customers.
We work across engineering, data science, security, and internal business teams to deliver GenAI- and automation-powered services — including virtual agents, workflow orchestration,and intelligent recommendations. We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving tough problems and building with purpose

The Opportunity

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and developing AI-driven platforms and services that support Okta's internal transformation. You'll help build the
infrastructure and applications that make intelligent automation and GenAI real for our workforce— all while ensuring performance, security, and reliability at enterprise scale.This is a hands-on IC role for someone who thrives on system design, loves to build, and wants to grow their influence across a fast-moving engineering team.

What You'll Do
● Design and build scalable services that integrate GenAI and automation into core business workflows (e.g., virtual agents, intelligent routing, document processing).
● Work closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to deliver features from prototype to production, with a focus on quality and user experience.
● Contribute to platform architecture decisions, especially around LLM integration, APIdesign, and system observability.
● Write clean, maintainable code in languages like Python or Java, and build services using containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
● Promote engineering best practices around testing, security, CI/CD, and operational readiness.
● Participate in design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and peer mentorship to support a strong, collaborative engineering culture.

What You'll Bring

● 8+ years of software engineering experience, including building and maintaining production services at scale. Experience working with distributed systems, cloud-native       architectures, and API-based integrations.
● Exposure to AI/ML concepts, and interest in applying LLMs, NLP, or automation tools in practical use cases.
● Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Python, Java, or Go.
● Familiarity with infrastructure tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or observability stacks.
● A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and desire to work across team boundaries.
● Curiosity and a desire to learn — especially around AI technologies, enterprise platforms, and building responsibly.

Why Join Okta
● Make AI Real: Help bring GenAI from experimentation to impact across the business.
● Build With Purpose: Work on meaningful problems that simplify and secure how Okta operates.
● Grow in a Human-Centered Culture: Join a supportive, humble team that values technical excellence and personal development.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization.

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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.

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