Okta
SaaS
VicePresident,Engineering-Authentication
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“Vice President, Engineering - Authentication at Okta. Skills: Leading Saas product engineering teams, Full-stack software development, Large-scale infrastructure management, Agile and DevOps methodologies, Securing cloud infrastructure, Technical leadership, Building and leading high-performance teams. Deliver on Authentication's mission: seamless, secure, and scalable login experiences with robust extensibility for both B2B and B2C customers. Own the core engine that authenticates billions of r”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver seamless, secure, and scalable login experiences; Enable organizations to safely embrace the new era of AI; Scale Engineering Organization to meet customer and product needs; Create efficiencies during a time of massive growth; Maintain high security, performance and availability SLAs; Continuously ship new features with aggressive deadlines; Build the infrastructure that allows developers to deploy autonomous agents
Industry & Context.
Solve complex challenges with real-world stakes; Apply good judgment to the steepest software engineering challenges
Immersive, in-person onboarding experience
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in leading Saas product engineering teams, 12+ years of experience in various elements of full-stack software development front end, back end, data and insights, and hands-on coding experience in the past, 3+ years of experience running or using large-scale infrastructure supporting a cloud service in a public cloud provider, preferably AWS and/or MS Azure, Extensive experience using Agile and DevOps methodologies to build software services and associated infrastructure supporting monitoring, alerting and tooling required to operate it, Deep expertise in securing cloud infrastructure (e.g. security monitoring, key-based authentication, role-based authorization, audit logging and patching), Proven ability to earn respect, trust from people you work with and to mentor top technical talent, Technical leadership experience in design, implementation, and support of core back end, front end, customization, and database services that are highly reliable, flexible, and scalable, You can apply good judgment to the steepest software engineering challenges, You set high standards and have demonstrated the ability to build and lead a high-performance team, Prior experience in a fast-paced and high-growth company and are comfortable with putting systems in place and adjusting and adapting when needed
Nice to Have
Background in Agentic experience, authentication, authorization and/or Security is a big plus
What You'll Do.
Deliver on Authentication's mission: seamless
and scalable login experiences with robust extensibility for both B2B and B2C customers
Own the core engine that authenticates billions of requests
Own the developer tools that make integration seamless
Own the extensibility capabilities that allow customers to tailor Auth0 to meet the demands of any use case
Own the pioneering frameworks that allow AI Agents to operate securely in a zero-trust world
Scale Engineering Organization to meet customer and product needs
mentor and coach engineering managers
Build the next generation of Identity products
Provide operational excellence
Implement processes and policies that create efficiencies
Maintain high security
performance and availability SLAs
Lead teams that continuously ship new features with aggressive deadlines
Redefine 'Developer Experience' for the AI era
Build the infrastructure that allows developers to deploy autonomous agents with machine-readable identity
and natural-language policy enforcement
Continuously monitor team structure and investment levels providing recommendations for optimizations
Partner in a leading role with Program Management and Engineering leadership in roadmap planning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with our Engineering managers, Directors, and SVP of Engineering; Work closely with Product & Design; Partner in a leading role with Program Management and Engineering leadership
Communication Scope
Effective verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
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. We are seeking a Vice President, Engineering - Authentication for the Auth0 Product Unit to lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization. You will report to the Auth0 Product Unit SVP of Engineering. This technical leadership role is responsible for delivering on Authentication's mission: seamless, secure, and scalable login experiences with robust extensibility for both B2B and B2C customers. Your teams own the core engine that authenticates billions of requests, the developer tools that make integration seamless, the extensibility capabilities that allow customers to tailor Auth0 to meet the demands of any use case, and the pioneering frameworks that allow AI Agents to operate securely in a zero-trust world. What You Will Do: Work closely with our Engineering managers, Directors, and SVP of Engineering to help scale our Engineering Organization to meet our customer and product needs. Lead, mentor and coach a mix of new and seasoned engineering managers running widely distributed teams. Work closely with Product & Design to build the next generation of Identity products. Provide operational excellence and implement processes and policies that create efficiencies during a time of massive growth. Maintain our high security, performance and availability SLAs as we rapidly scale for enterprise customers handling billions of authentications. Lead teams that continuously ship new features with aggressive deadlines, measure the results, and iterate
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