Vice President, Engineering, Authentication

Okta Inc

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WAChicago, ILSan Francisco, CA
Salary
$310,000–$426,800 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $368k
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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $162,496–$230,287 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $368k versus about $196k 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 137 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$239,000 across 137 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Vice President, Engineering, Authentication

The Vice President, Engineering - Authentication joins the Auth0 Product Unit to lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization focused on delivering secure, scalable login experiences for B2B and B2C customers. This technical leadership role involves managing and mentoring a diverse team of engineers to build core authentication engines, developer tools, and pioneering frameworks for AI agents in zero-trust environments. The successful candidate will oversee infrastructure scaling, maintain high availability SLAs, and collaborate with Product and Design teams to innovate identity products. Key requirements include extensive experience in full-stack software development, large-scale cloud infrastructure on AWS or Azure, and expertise in Agile and DevOps methodologies. Essential skills include securing cloud infrastructure through monitoring and role-based authorization while managing complex backend services, frontend components, and database systems to ensure seamless developer experiences for the AI era.

What you'll do

  • Lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization focused on authentication products.
  • Mentor and coach a diverse group of experienced and new engineering managers.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design teams to build next-generation identity products.
  • Maintain high security, performance, and availability SLAs for billions of authentication requests.
  • Build infrastructure that allows developers to deploy autonomous agents with machine-readable identities.
  • Implement operational processes and policies to drive efficiency during periods of rapid growth.
  • Monitor team structures and investment levels to provide recommendations for organizational optimization.
  • Partner with Program Management and Engineering leadership to plan product roadmaps.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 8 years of experience leading SaaS product engineering teams.
  • You must have at least 12 years of experience in full-stack software development including front end, back end, and data.
  • You must have at least 3 years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure on public cloud providers like AWS or Azure.
  • Experience in authentication, authorization, security, or Agentic technology is highly preferred.
  • You must have extensive experience using Agile and DevOps methodologies to build software services and infrastructure.
  • You must possess deep expertise in securing cloud infrastructure including monitoring, key-based authentication, and audit logging.
  • You must have a proven ability to mentor technical talent and lead high-performance teams in fast-paced environments.
  • You must possess effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

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