Engineering Architect, Application

Okta Inc

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue, WAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary: $244,000–$330,000 / yr
Posted: 136 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k

This role $287k

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This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $147,500–$225,833 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $287k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

Okta Inc currently has 155 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$253,000 across 155 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Architect, Application

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As an Engineering Architect at Auth0, you will join a small, senior team reporting to the VP of Engineering Excellence, collaborating across Product, Security, and various Engineering teams. You’ll contribute to defining and improving Auth0’s technology stack, focusing on Agentic Identity and scaling product offerings. Day-to-day responsibilities include hands-on coding in Node.js and Go, designing large-scale distributed systems, and mentoring engineers while participating in incident response rotations. Key technologies involve AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and gRPC APIs. You’ll need 10+ years of software development experience, deep expertise in cloud applications, and a passion for building secure, reliable systems at scale.

Skills

AWS Azure Kubernetes Node.js Go MongoDB Redis PostgreSQL OAuth OIDC SAML API-first REST gRPC CI/CD Docker Terraform Prometheus Grafana GitOps

What you'll do

Define and improve Auth0’s technology stack and architecture with Product, Security, and Engineering teams.
Lead initiatives to enhance, scale, and evolve Auth0’s product offerings in IAM space.
Embed within Engineering teams for large projects, providing guidance on complex systems.
Design and document large-scale distributed systems using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes.
Implement features and create consistent foundations with Node.js, Go, MongoDB, Redis.
Investigate and resolve bottlenecks to maintain high uptime SLA and efficient resource use.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software development experience.
Deep expertise in Node.js (JavaScript or TypeScript) and Golang.
Extensive knowledge of cloud environments, including Kubernetes on AWS/Azure.
Strong understanding of identity protocols like OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.
Experience with security engineering and application performance management tools.
Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences, from executives to engineers.
Leadership in technical decision-making and mentoring other engineers.

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