okta
Staff Software Engineer, AI
At a Glance
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Posted
- 2026-03-02T11:40:56-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
Benefits & Perks
health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and
Requirements
7+ years in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend systems design and development (5+ years in Python).
4+ 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 integrating LLMs and MCPs into production-ready, user-facing applications.
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.
Compensation & Benefits
Making
Social Impact
Fostering
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 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/
Responsibilities
Design, build, and refine the front-end interfaces
that bring our AI capabilities to life for employees and customers.
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.
About the Company
smarter, faster, and always secure
, this is your opportunity to make an impact.
The Staff Software Engineer Opportunity
At Okta, we’re building the future of
secure, enterprise-grade AI Agents
. We’re looking for a