Senior Software Engineer (AI Agentic Experience, Auth0)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI Agentic Experience, Auth0) (AI Agentic Experience): Design and build developer tooling and demo applications that extend Auth0 for the GenAI era with an accent on secure agent authentication, orchestration integrations, and resilient security for agent-to-agent communication. Focus on building infrastructure and interfaces that help human developers and AI agents create secure, intelligent applications.

Location: Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York

Salary: $147,000 — $202,000 USD (annual base)

Company

Okta builds trusted identity infrastructure through Auth0 to secure applications for human users and AI agents.

What you will do

• Design and build developer tooling to help developers secure and manage infrastructure, including MCP servers.
• Build demo applications that showcase secure, identity-powered AI use cases in real-world environments.
• Integrate emerging AI frameworks by creating adapters, utilities, and interfaces for agent runtimes and orchestration layers.
• Contribute to open source projects within Auth0 and the broader AI + identity ecosystem.
• Write and maintain high-quality documentation, including API references, quickstarts, and developer best practices for AI-native tooling.
• Ensure resilience and security for systems involved in agent-to-agent or model-to-service communication.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of building tools, frameworks, or platforms for other developers.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Golang and/or Python, with the ability to work across frontend and backend contexts.
• Experience with LLM APIs, agent runtimes, orchestration layers, or prompt pipelines.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization systems, especially OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture and design efforts for scalable, production-grade systems.
• Comfort contributing to and maintaining open source projects and engaging with developer communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model.
• Annual base salary range plus equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave).
• Ownership-focused environment with learning and innovation, working across engineering, product, and security.

Hiring process

• Interviews with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate technical depth, architecture/design thinking, and collaboration.
• Assessment of experience building developer tooling, integrations, and secure production systems.