Senior Software Engineer, Platform Network (Auth0)

About the Position

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The Platform Network Engineering Team

Auth0 by Okta is an easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers. We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for over 100 million daily logins worldwide. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier 0 global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.

The Senior Software Engineer Opportunity

You will be part of the Platform Network engineering team responsible for all connectivity of Auth0. You will play a key engineering role as we evolve our network architecture to meet the demands of enormous growth and support the hundreds of millions of users who rely on us to provide uninterrupted access. You will get to work with engineers throughout the engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Implement internal and edge networking infrastructure and design solutions that work at global scale and with multi-cloud and multi-region constraints.
• Carry cross-team initiatives from end to end: code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, security hygiene, etc.
• Design and develop new services, tools, and automation to expose network functionality to other Okta engineering and operations teams.
• Research and implement solutions addressing cross-cutting concerns such as routing, failover, and scaling.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software development experience in cloud-native services like API.
• Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS.
• DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies.
• Experience managing infrastructure with Terraform.
• Experience contributing to Go-based services.
• Passion for working on global distributed systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable, and secure.
• Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.
• Ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• A 'Product Mindset' toward infrastructure-building internal networking tools that are self-service, well-documented, and easy for application teams to consume.
• Experience with using cloud providers such as AWS or Azure and major content delivery networks.
• Experience implementing and scaling Service Mesh architectures to manage service-to-service communication, observability, and security.
• Knowledge of Istio/Envoy Proxy and the Kubernetes Gateway API to provide flexible, self-service ingress solutions for product teams.
• Experience designing and maintaining multi-cloud networking topologies and hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect) at scale.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $136,000-$187,000 CAD per year.
• Equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

About the Company

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.