Staff Software Engineer, AI Agentic Experience (Auth0)

Okta•Toronto, ON

4d•CA$160,000 - CA$220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Okta is securing AI by building trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace the new era of AI. This role is pivotal in extending and complementing our Auth for GenAI offering by building the infrastructure, tooling, and developer experiences that empower both human developers and AI agents to build secure, intelligent applications. The Auth0 Emerging Tech team is where hot technologies are handled, shipping fast without breaking things. This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys building for other engineers, working across stacks, and shaping the future of AI enablement in production systems. You'll collaborate across engineering, product, and security teams to drive meaningful improvements in developer tooling, agent authentication, orchestration frameworks, and real-world demos.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record in building tools, frameworks, or platforms for other developers
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang and/or Python, and the ability to move fluidly between front-end and back-end contexts
Experience working with LLM APIs, agent runtimes, orchestration layers, or prompt pipelines
Familiarity with authentication and authorization systems, especially standards like 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
A passion for documentation as part of the developer experience—not just writing code, but making it understandable and usable
Ability to thrive in highly collaborative environments with cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

Design and Build Developer Tooling that helps developers secure and manage infrastructure like MCP servers
Build Demo Applications that showcase secure, identity-powered AI use cases in real-world environments
Contribute to Open Source Projects, both within Auth0 and across the broader AI + identity ecosystem
Write and Maintain High-Quality Documentation including API references, quickstarts, and best practices for both developers and AI-native tooling (e.g., llm.txt)
Drive Integration with Emerging AI Frameworks by creating adapters, utilities, and interfaces for agent runtimes and orchestration layers
Collaborate with Design, Product, and Security teams to align on developer needs, roadmap direction, and compliance requirements
Mentor and Support Other Engineers, setting strong examples in code quality, testing practices, and architectural thinking
Influence Engineering Standards by leading design discussions and contributing to team-wide architectural decisions
Ensure Resilience and Security of systems involved in agent-to-agent or model-to-service communication