Senior Developer Advocate (Auth0)

Okta•New York, NY

2d•$147,000 - $202,400•Remote

About The Position

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. As a Developer Advocate, your job will be to empower developers to better secure their applications with Auth0. You will lead workshops, help create deeply technical content that delights, and support developers on their journey to implement Auth0 in their code. You’re a great match if you have the rare combination of empathy, technical savvy, and the ability to influence for impact. Auth0 secures more than 100 million logins each day for customers worldwide—and we're growing fast! To help drive this growth, our mission is to become the customer identity and access management (CIAM) provider of choice for developers building small and large applications. To advance this mission, Developer Relations engages with developer communities to help them adopt Auth0 and advocate on their behalf across Okta.

Requirements

Technical background or good understanding of Application Development and IT operations; familiarity with Identity and Authentication Management software, credentialing, and cybersecurity concepts a plus.
Hands-on technical experience deploying, configuring, or implementing software tools and products.
Find joy in serving the developer community and helping fellow developers get better at their jobs, with the ability to explain and translate complex technology concepts into simple and intuitive communications.
Strong independent contributor, but enjoy collaborating with teammates and multi-functional teams.
Find a fast-paced, constantly iterative environment engaging and stimulating.

Nice To Haves

Experience working as a Developer Advocate, Developer Evangelist, Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Technical Customer Success Manager, or Technical Account Manager
Experience with at least one authentication or authorization protocol (OAuth, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, LDAP)
Understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
Experience building web, mobile, and IoT applications, incorporating both front and back end languages/frameworks
Experience working with API architectures/technologies like REST and GraphQL. This includes the ability to use the dev tools in a browser to explain HTTP traffic and an HTTP client (like curl or Postman) to interact with an HTTP service
Experience running code sprints or technology workshops
Experience working with the startup and/or nonprofit sector(s)
Experience working with SaaS developers

Responsibilities

Serve as the face of our platform to developers around the world, with a special focus on startups.
Inspire, educate, and empower developers to better secure their applications using Auth0.
Work closely with developers at startups helping them understand and implement best practices in identity, access management, and cybersecurity.
Represent Auth0 at industry events, conferences, and webinars, engaging the developer community and showcasing our expertise.
Develop and share high-quality technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, videos, and labs to educate and inspire developers about Auth0 and customer identity.
Build and nurture relationships with developers influential within the community and our customers.
Advocate for developers' needs and pain points within the Auth0 Product unit in Okta, actively improving the Auth0 developer experience in and around the product.
Proactively collaborate with your counterparts in Product and Architecture as a representative of the DevRel team.
Collaborate on the crafting and launch of Auth0 capabilities - reviewing early documentation, SDKs, and product capabilities.
Bring insights and developer feedback back into the company to inform and shape product development and improvements in our documentation, APIs, SDKs, and features.