Staff Software Engineer, AI Agentic Experience (Auth0)

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Get to know Okta<br><br></strong></span>Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.<br><br>At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. <br><br>Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.</p></div><p><strong>The Auth0 Team</strong></p> <p>Auth0 is an easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers. We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for the more than 100 million daily logins around the world. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-Ø global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.</p> <p>This team focuses on providing tenant-level protections to our customers, at scale. From bot detection to brute-force to suspicious IP throttling and beyond, this team often provides the first line of defense for Auth0 customers.</p> <p><strong>The Staff Software Engineer </strong></p> <p>At Okta, we’re building the next generation of authentication for the GenAI era. </p> <p>We’re looking for a <strong>Staff Software Engineer</strong> to join the AI DevEx team at Auth0. This role is pivotal in extending and complementing our<a href="https://auth0.com/ai"> Auth for GenAI</a> offering by building the infrastructure, tooling, and developer experiences that empower both human developers and AI agents to build secure, intelligent applications.</p> <p>Auth0 Emerging Tech is the Engineering organization where we take care of the hottest technology out there: we ship fast, we don't break things. We are a dynamic and collaborative distributed and diverse team. We value ownership, learning and innovation. </p> <p>This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys building for other engineers, working across stacks, and shaping the future of AI enablement in production systems. You'll collaborate across engineering, product, and security teams to drive meaningful improvements in developer tooling, agent authentication, orchestration frameworks, and real-world demos.</p> <p>What you will be doing:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Design and Build Developer Tooling</strong> that helps developers secure and manage infrastructure like <strong>MCP servers</strong></li> <li><strong>Build Demo Applications</strong> that showcase secure, identity-powered AI use cases in real-world environments</li> <li><strong>Contribute to Open Source Projects</strong>, both within Auth0 and across the broader AI + identity ecosystem</li> <li><strong>Write and Maintain High-Quality Documentation</strong> including API references, quickstarts, and best practices for both developers and AI-native tooling (e.g., llm.txt)</li> <li><strong>Drive Integration with Emerging AI Frameworks</strong> by creating adapters, utilities, and interfaces for agent runtimes and orchestration layers</li> <li><strong>Collaborate with Design, Product, and Security</strong> teams to align on developer needs, roadmap direction, and compliance requirements</li> <li><strong>Mentor and Support Other Engineers</strong>, setting strong examples in code quality, testing practices, and architectural thinking</li> <li><strong>Influence Engineering Standards</strong> by leading design discussions and contributing to team-wide architectural decisions</li> <li><strong>Ensure Resilience and Security</strong> of systems involved in agent-to-agent or model-to-service communication</li> </ul> <p>You Might Be a Good Fit If You</p> <ul> <li>Experience in software engineering w ... (truncated, view full listing at source)