About this role
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 Okta Secures AI Team
The Okta Secures AI Team is building the future of digital identity management. The way companies are using agents and allowing them access is undergoing a fundamental shift, enabling teams to move fast while staying secure.
Our North Star is clear: To get AI right, you have to get identity right. We are not just managing identities; we are building the industry's first Identity Security Fabric for the agentic era. As organizations rapidly deploy AI, these non-human entities are acting with access to critical tools, often bypassing traditional perimeters and creating a 'Shadow AI' crisis. Our mission is to move identity from a reactive gatekeeper to a unified control plane, transforming AI risk into business ROI.
We are tackling this by implementing a comprehensive four-pillar maturity model: Discover, Onboard, Protect, and Govern. We are driving innovation by defining the standards for Agent Identity—including pioneer work with the AI Agent Tool Registry and support for protocols like MCP and IPSIE. You will be helping us build the infrastructure that allows enterprises to scale AI safely, ensuring every access decision—whether made by a human or an automated agent—is authenticated, authorized, and audited at scale.
We are a diverse team of engineers, product managers, and designers who are bringing Okta’s expertise in identity to define the future of Agent Identity management, focusing on enablement while staying secure.
The Staff FullStack Engineer Opportunity
As a Staff Fullstack Engineer on the Okta Secures AI team, your mission is to build the industry's first Identity Security Fabric for the agentic era. You are the architect of our unified control plane, ensuring that we operationalize our North Star: "To get AI right, you have to get identity right."
You will lead the technical implementation of our four-pillar maturity model—Discover, Onboard, Protect, and Govern—to provide enterprise-grade visibility and governance for both human and non-human identities. By architecting solutions that move beyond reactive perimeter security, you will empower organizations to prevent "Shadow AI" and transform AI risk into business ROI.
This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and a commitment to AI-native engineering as our standard. You will rethink backend design, validation, and delivery through AI-augmented workflows, ensuring our platform provides secure, interoperable, and scala