Staff Software Engineer, AI

Okta Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bellevue, WA · Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA
Salary: $194,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted: 94 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $230k

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This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$216,587 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $191k 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 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $194,000–$267,000 across 145 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, AI

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As a Staff Software Engineer on Okta’s global AI engineering team, you will design and build intelligent user-facing experiences and end-to-end AI solutions that power secure, enterprise-grade AI agents. This hands-on role involves developing high-performance agentic experiences for web and mobile interfaces while ensuring observability and operational excellence. You will also develop robust backend services including LLM orchestration and RAG pipelines, mentor engineers to raise technical standards, and collaborate with India-based peers on globally aligned designs. Key skills include deep expertise in front-end development (React, Vue, Angular) and back-end systems design (Python, Java, Node.js, Go), as well as experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.

Skills

React Python AWS GCP Azure LLMs MCPs LangChain LangGraph LangSmith Distributed Systems Microservices REST GraphQL CI/CD Security Observability

What you'll do

Design and build front-end interfaces for AI capabilities.
Develop high-performance Agentic Experiences with low latency.
Champion observability and operational excellence for AI services.
Develop robust backend services including LLM orchestration pipelines.
Mentor engineers to enhance technical craftsmanship and solution quality.
Collaborate globally with India-based peers on design and architecture.

What we're looking for

7+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in front-end development using modern frameworks.
4+ years of backend systems design and development, preferably in Python or other relevant languages like Java, Node.js, or Go.
Proven ability to integrate LLMs and MCPs into production-ready applications.
Strong background in building distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs on cloud platforms.
Demonstrated capability to influence technical strategy and lead architecture decisions across global teams.
Experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith is highly valued.
Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across diverse time zones and cultures.

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