Principal Engineer, Full Stack (AI) Engineering

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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.

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.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

At Okta, we’re building the future of

secure, enterprise-grade AI Agents

. We’re looking for a

Principal Engineer

to join our global AI Engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in

designing

and

building

the

intelligent, user-facing experiences

and the

end-to-end AI solutions

that power them.

This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on engineer who can set technical direction, mentor others, and partner closely with our India-based counterparts as part of one global team.

Candidates must reside

within a 50-mile radius

of our hub offices in either

San Francisco, Bellevue, or Chicago.

What You’ll Do

Drive

the architecture and design of AI solutions,

leading

cross-functional initiatives across Product, Design, and Data Science.

Design, build, and refine

the core backend services that power our AI solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features.

Build

high-performance Agentic Experiences (AX) for web and mobile, engineered for streaming responses and low latency.

Champion

observability and operational excellence to ensure our AI services meet enterprise-grade standards for reliability and performance.

Develop

robust backend services to power our AI solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features

Enable

the successful delivery of key AI projects through technical leadership and hands-on execution.

Mentor

engineers,

raising the bar

on technical craftsmanship and solution

quality

across the full stack.

Collaborate

with India-based peers to ensure globally aligned designs, shared roadmaps, and scalable architectures.

Partner with Security, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure AI adoption is

secure, reliable, and enterprise-ready

.

What We’re Looking For

10+ years in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend systems design and development (8+ years in Python preferred, Java, Node.js, or Go).

6+ years with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular), principles of accessibility (a11y), and an ability to collaborate effectively with Product & Design.

Proven experience building and deploying production-grade AI applications and services.

Experience With Agentic Frameworks Like Langchain, Langgraph, And Langsmith Is A Strong Plus.

Strong background in building distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs (REST/GraphQL) on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and lead architecture decisions across global teams.

Excellent communication skills with experience working effectively across time zones and cultures.

Why Join Us

At Okta, you’ll be part of a

unified global AI engineering team

that spans the US and India. You’ll work on cutting-edge applied AI projects while shaping the

platform foundations

that make secure, scalable AI possible at enterprise scale. If you’re passionate about building AI that is

smarter, faster, and always secure

, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$195,000

—

$293,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us

.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:

$174,000

—

$262,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Amazing

Benefits

Making

Social Impact

Developing

Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta

today!

https://www.okta.com/company/careers/

.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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.

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https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.