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.
Awesome tech is made by awesome people, and we’re always looking for new team members who bring energy, passion, commitment, and collaboration. These qualities have made Okta the great company it is today.
So, what do we build exactly? Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers. Basically, we make users' logins safe, secure, and seamless. Our mission is to secure the world’s identities so innovators can innovate, but it’s a big mission that requires a lot of teamwork.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our high-caliber Extensibility Engineering team to help us continue to improve our ultra-low latency, secure, and scalable platform for untrusted code execution. In this role, you will have the opportunity to significantly contribute to the foundation of Auth0's Ecosystem, realizing a huge impact for our customers and partners.
As a member of Developer Experience - Extensibility Platform, you will:
- Design, architect, and document large-scale distributed systems.
- Implement features across different layers of the stack using technologies such as Go, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes.
- Lead team discussions, mentor other engineers to become senior and improve the team’s productivity.
- Contribute to improving Auth0's architecture, performance, observability, security controls, and best practices.
- Collaborate with Product and Security teams to define and continually improve Auth0’s Extensibility platform and architecture.
- Participate in our on-call rotations for troubleshooting production issues.
Key Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in software development, building distributed systems using Go.
- Strong experience in API-driven applications using REST and/or gRPC.
- Experience with packaging and distributing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with sandboxing untrusted code or tenant isolation (both preferred but not required).
- A high bar for both code quality as well as quality of user experience.
- Proven ability to collaborate with others to drive initiatives forward.
Nice To Haves:
- Solid hands-on experience with Node.js in building scalable backend services
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