Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering - Platform (Auth0)

Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering

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.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer that will join the Auth0 Security Engineering organization. In this role, you will join a team of Software Engineers dedicated to building and managing services that secure the platform that Auth0 runs on. You will be instrumental in expanding our platform security controls and architecting custom workflows in a scalable, reliable manner. 

What You Will Do

• Service Development: Build, maintain, and operate platform security services and controls using Python, Node.js, or Golang.
• Security Automation: Build and contribute to our security automation initiatives for custom tooling.
• Container Security: Provide technical support  and engineering solutions for securing Kubernetes (K8s) and containerized workloads, including runtime security, network policies, and admission controllers.
• Engineering Quality: Write clean, testable, and well-documented code while driving technical designs and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Vulnerability Management: Support remediation plan for vulnerabilities in partnership with Auth0 engineering teams, including development and commit of patches to remediate issues. .

What You Bring

• Software Development Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software services.
• Core Language Proficiency: Hands-on mastery of Python, Node.js, or Golang.
• Expertise in using GitHub, and CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) from an architectural and engineering perspective.
• Expert-level proficiency in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and hands-on experience in the practical remediation of third-party and open-source dependency vulnerabilities at scale.
• Cloud & Containers: Solid experience with cloud-native environments (AWS or Azure) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Security Mindset: Practical experience building platform security controls, managing service permissions, and applying secure coding practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with high-throughput streaming platforms or log processing tools (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Vector).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and Policy-as-Code tools.
• Familiarity with compliance standards (FedRAMP, SOC2) and security frameworks in multi-cloud environments.
• Experience or interest in applying AI/ML tools to automate security workflows and analysis.

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