Okta

Vice President, Engineering - Authentication

Okta$310K — $426K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years leading SaaS product engineering teams
  • 12+ years in full-stack software development with recent hands-on coding experience
  • 3+ years managing large-scale cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS or Azure
  • Experience in authentication and security domains is beneficial
  • Extensive proficiency in Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Expert in securing cloud infrastructure and implementing robust security practices
  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate trust and mentor technical talent

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with senior management to scale the engineering organization effectively
  • Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers across distributed teams
  • Partner with Product & Design to innovate identity products
  • Implement processes for operational excellence amid rapid growth
  • Ensure high standards of security, performance, and availability for enterprise customers
  • Drive continuous feature development and iterative improvements
  • Redefine developer experience by creating infrastructure for AI-driven autonomous agents
  • Assess and optimize team structures and investment levels regularly
  • Play a key role in roadmap planning with Program Management and Engineering teams

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid time off, including parental leave
  • Equity options (where applicable)
  • Bonuses
  • Comprehensive onboarding experience promoting connection and impact
Full Job Description
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. - Redefine "Developer Experience" for the AI era by building the infrastructure that allows developers to deploy autonomous agents with machine-readable identity, scoped permissioning, 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. What You Will Bring: - 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. - Background in Agentic experience, authentication, authorization and/or Security is a big plus - 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. - Effective verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills. #LI-Hybrid 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: $310,000-$426,800 USD The Okta Experience - Supporting Your Well-Being - Driving Social Impact - Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

About Okta

Okta is a leading provider of identity and access management solutions for enterprises. The company's cloud-based platform enables organizations to securely connect people and technology, providing secure access to applications and data from any device, anywhere, at any time. Okta's solutions are used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Okta is committed to providing innovative solutions that help organizations stay secure and productive in today's digital world.
Learn more about Okta
Size
5,342 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$266.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+51.9%
Revenue
$835.4 million
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