Engineering Architect, Application

Okta Inc

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$274,000–$370,000 / yr
Posted
136 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k
This role $322k
$118k most similar roles pay here $397k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $147,500–$230,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $322k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Architect, Application

Join Auth0’s Engineering Architect Team as a senior-level engineer reporting to the VP of Engineering Excellence. In this role, you will collaborate with Product, Security, and Engineering teams to enhance Auth0’s technology stack and architecture, focusing on Agentic Identity innovations. You’ll lead large-scale projects, design distributed systems, and mentor engineers while actively coding in Node.js and Go. Key responsibilities include developing complex functionality, optimizing performance, and ensuring high uptime SLAs using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and other technologies. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of software development experience, deep knowledge of cloud applications, and expertise in identity protocols like OAuth, OIDC, and SAML. Strong communication skills and a passion for building secure, reliable systems at scale are essential.

What you'll do

  • Define and improve Auth0’s technology stack and architecture with cross-functional teams.
  • Lead innovation in Agentic Identity within the IAM space.
  • Embed in Engineering teams for large projects, providing guidance on technical direction.
  • Design and document large-scale distributed systems to enhance product offerings.
  • Develop complex functionality using AWS, Azure, Node.js, Go, and other technologies.
  • Investigate and resolve bottlenecks to ensure high system uptime and efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software development experience.
  • Extensive cloud application development (5+ years).
  • Expertise in API-first applications using REST and gRPC.
  • Strong knowledge of identity protocols like OAuth, OIDC, SAML.
  • Experience with multi-cloud environments and Kubernetes deployments.
  • Proficiency in building secure, reliable systems at scale.
  • Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences.

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