Staff Software Engineer - Protocols (Auth0)

Okta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Protocols team within Core Identity, a critical engineering organization responsible for the heart of the Auth0 application. The role involves working with identity and security protocols, building innovative features, and extending Auth0's platform capabilities. You'll be working primarily with NodeJS backend (Javascript/Typescript), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis, deploying services on AWS and Azure.

The Protocols team's mission is to enable Auth0 and its customers to solve identity problems with standards-based solutions. This team owns the core authentication engine and plays a crucial role in supporting other teams across Auth0 in designing and implementing key product capabilities. The position requires deep expertise in digital identity and experience in designing robust, scalable systems.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll gain expertise in identity and security while building innovative features, improve and refactor code in core applications, work collaboratively across functions, and gain exposure to modern cloud technologies. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of software development experience, strong Node.js skills, and experience with API design and distributed systems.

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, with the Okta Identity Cloud enabling organizations to securely connect people to technologies. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations and serving more than 19,300 organizations including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, and T-Mobile, Okta is at the forefront of identity security and management.

This role offers the opportunity to work on critical systems that impact millions of users daily, while collaborating with some of the brightest engineers in the company. The position requires a product-focused mindset and the ability to transform complex problems into simpler solutions.