Okta

Technology

StaffProductSecurityEngineer

$220–320k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Product Security Engineer at Okta. Skills: Product Security, AI Security, Agentic Systems, Offensive Research. Conduct offensive security research. Perform security assessments”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years information security experience, Application security depth, Offensive research depth, AI/ML security depth, Hands-on LLM-integrated systems assessment, Hands-on agentic AI architectures assessment, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in Go, Java, TypeScript, C/C++, Advanced threat modeling experience, Advanced manual code review experience, Advanced penetration testing experience, Knowledge of OIDC, Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, Knowledge of SAML, Experience producing external security research

Nice to Have

Familiarity with agentic framework internals, Experience with SAST tooling, Experience with DAST tooling, Experience with SCA tooling, Experience with fuzzing tooling, Cryptographic knowledge, Experience identifying cryptographic flaws, Ability to develop proof-of-concept exploits, Experience contributing to security standards, Experience contributing to SDL processes, Experience contributing to vulnerability research programs

What You'll Do.

Conduct offensive security research

Perform security assessments

Build reusable security tooling

Run AI security vendor evaluation

Operate benchmarking harness

Perform manual code review

Develop threat models

Translate research findings

Represent Okta externally

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product Security team; Engineering teams; Product leadership

Communication Scope

Technical writing; Presentations; Publications

Full Job Description

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 Security Team Okta is The World's Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transform how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every box—we're looking for lifelong learners and people who can improve us with their unique experiences. Join our team! We're building a world where Identity belongs to you. The Staff Product Security Engineer Opportunity The Security team's mission is to strengthen Okta's position as the leading Identity-as-a-service solutions provider by identifying and resolving risks to employees, products, and, most importantly, our customers. The Staff Product Security Engineer joins a team with a single mandate: get ahead of the security risks introduced by agentic systems before they become operational reality at Okta. This is a research and engineering role. The work is long-horizon and adversarial: understanding how prompt injection propagates through an agent with write access to a code repository, how privilege escalation manifests in an orchestration model with dynamic tool bindings, and what an agentic supply-chain attack looks like against an internal developer platform. The findings this team p

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