Senior Developer Advocate

Okta•San Francisco, CA

7d•Remote

About The Position

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. As a Senior Developer Advocate, you will be an influencer in empowering developers by shaping and delivering compelling, deeply technical content across various in person and digital channels. You will not only inspire in public speaking settings but also help identify emerging trends, and influence the overall developer experience. You are a great match if you can demonstrate a strong ability to craft engaging developer-oriented content, especially about AI, coupled with technical proficiency, exceptional communication, and a proven passion for anticipating and addressing complex developer needs and trends. 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, the Developer-Led Growth team engages with developer communities to help them adopt Auth0 and advocate on their behalf across Okta. As a Senior Developer Advocate, you will help execute a developer advocacy strategy, help identify key channels, events, and partners to maximize developer engagement and adoption. You will actively champion best practices by engaging with technical communities and collaborate closely across Product, Engineering, Developer Content, and Developer Marketing to advocate for developer needs. Additionally, you will proactively identify and solve complex technical challenges to deliver innovative solutions and digital content.

Requirements

Technical background and hands-on experience. Familiarity with identity standards and best practices is a plus.
AI tooling and vibe coding experience
A demonstrated passion for inspiring developer audiences or creating content that serves the developer community and helps fellow developers get better at their jobs, with the ability to explain and translate technology concepts into simple and intuitive communications.
Demonstrated ability to help drive cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across engineering, product, and marketing to improve the developer experience and align content strategies with business goals.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a developer advocacy, senior technical content, or technical customer success role.
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.

Responsibilities

Cultivate and grow relationships with developers and technical leaders through online platforms, championing their needs and driving awareness of our platform/technology.
Inspire developers at in person or remote events, including big industry conferences, panels, meetups, etc.
Advocate for developers' needs and pain points within the Auth0 product unit, actively improving the developer experience.
Proactively collaborate with counterparts in Product and Engineering/Technical teams as a representative of the Developer-Led Growth team.
Collaborate on the development and launch of capabilities - reviewing early documentation, SDKs, and product capabilities from a content perspective.
Bring insights and developer feedback back into the company to inform and shape product development and improvements, with an emphasis on how content can address these.
Collaborate on the development and execution of content strategies to effectively reach and engage developers.
Develop and share high-quality technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, documentation, videos, and code samples.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and engaging content that is easily understood by developers.