Staff Software Engineer, Developer Platform (Auth0)

The opportunity We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build the platform surfaces that developers and AI agents use to configure, extend, and interact with Auth0. You'll work at the intersection of API platform design, developer tooling, and emerging standards like MCP (Model Context Protocol). You'll take on ambiguous, high-leverage problems alongside a group of strong senior and staff engineers, and you'll have real influence over how our platform is built for a world where agents are first-class consumers. What you'll be doing Design and build developer-facing platform surfaces - APIs, MCP tools, CLI integrations, that hold up whether the caller is a developer or an agent Own technical direction for key platform surfaces that make Auth0 consumable by agents Drive cross-cutting technical decisions that keep our platform coherent and easy to build on Operate peer-to-peer with tech leads across teams: own your work, unblock others, and raise the execution bar Bring developer's empathy to everything you ship - you understand how developers consume APIs and you design accordingly What you'll bring 7+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time on platform, SDK, or developer-tooling work Strong Node.js fundamentals; Go a plus A track record of designing and shipping APIs or developer-facing surfaces at scale Comfort owning ambiguous problems without heavy top-down scoping Hands-on familiarity with agentic tooling, MCP, or LLM-facing API design - a meaningful differentiator for this role Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and architecture in a fast-moving environment A bias for execution - you ship, you learn fast, and you make the people around you better Extra credit Experience with identity, authorization, or IAM platforms Work with agent frameworks, AI-facing APIs, or developer toolchains in the LLM space Background at a company where developers are the primary customer P-1064 #LI-Hybrid Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers 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. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can . The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $160,000 — $220,000 CAD The Okta Experience Supporting Your Well-Being Driving Social Impact Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. 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. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.