Principal Engineer, AI Engineering

Okta • San Francisco, CA

83d • $217,000 - $325,000

About The Position

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 India-based counterparts as part of one global team.

Requirements

• 10+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader in the US, driving architecture, design, and delivery of AI solutions and platforms.
• Collaborate with India-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, 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree