Join Okta as a Senior Software Engineer to build identity and authorization capabilities for AI agent workflows in a hybrid environment.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 3 days ago
Skills & Technologies
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Software Engineer on the AI Framework & Services team at Okta, the individual will focus on designing and implementing backend systems that integrate identity and authorization capabilities into AI workflows. Proficiency in backend languages such as Node.js, Go, or Python is essential, along with experience in building scalable production systems. This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in system design and a collaborative mindset, particularly suited for those who thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments. The team operates at the forefront of AI identity solutions, offering significant ownership over critical, unsolved challenges.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 4 months ago — first seen on Joblaze May 16, 2026. Last confirmed on Okta's careers page October 5, 2026.
- Starts above 11% of 38 comparable senior backend roles in Canada that list Python we track (median $107,361 across 13 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 51.3% of 78 comparable senior backend roles in Canada; OIDC appears in 2.6% of 78 comparable senior backend roles in Canada.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer, AI Authentication (Auth0) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Okta expects some on-site time in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- What's the salary range?
- Okta lists CAD 136,000–CAD 187,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Okta is hiring for this position in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Docker, FAPI, GCP, Go.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, AI Authentication (Auth0) role at Okta.
From the original posting
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
At Okta, we’re building the next generation of authentication for the Agentic AI era. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join our AI Authentication team – a group of product-minded, deeply technical engineers delivering features to define what identity and access mean in a world increasingly powered by artificial intelligence.
This is a great opportunity for an Senior engineer who thrives in collaborative environments, is eager to grow their technical depth, and wants to build scalable systems that solve real-world security problems. Auth0 Emerging Tech is the Engineering organization where we take care of the hottest technology out there: we ship fast, we don't break things. We are a dynamic and collaborative distributed and diverse team. We value ownership, learning and innovation.
We launched our Auth for GenAI offering and we are looking for an Senior Engineer to join us to lead the team taking care of the Identity Protocols parts of the game.
Auth0 works with NodeJS ( Javascript or Typescript), a hint of Go and MongoDB or PostgreSQL databases.
What will you do:
- Bring expertise in identity and security while building innovative features and standards that will secure the Agentic AI world
- Build and maintain scalable services using TypeScript, NodeJS PostgreSQL/MongoDB.
- Collaborate with other product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver features that improve identity and access for GenAI applications.
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, and participate in code reviews and system design discussions.
- Contribute to observability and alerting systems to ensure reliability and performance of our services.
- Continuously learn and grow by working alongside experienced engineers on complex distributed systems.
Qualifications and requirements
What you'll bring to the role:
- Solid programming experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and familiarity with NodeJS runtime environments.
- Practical experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (preferably Postgres and MongoDB).
- The ability to write well-tested, good quality code.
- An enjoyment of working in an iterative development environment.
- The ability to work well with technical and non-technical people to deliver high-value results.
- Excellence when working autonomously, knowing when to seek help from team members.
- A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
- Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, security, data, integration, and application layers.
- Experience working on resilient products that can scale.
Bonus points for:
- Understanding of IAM Concepts
- Experience with using AI Agents, to better understand the problem space we operate in
- Experience creating and maintaining public and secure APIs.
- Curiosity about AI and its intersection with identity and security.
- Experience working on Identity and Access Management software and concepts
- Knowledge of observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or OpenTelemetry.
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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.
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