Okta · 2 weeks ago
Staff Developer Advocate
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$168K/yr - $252K/yrOkta is The World’s Identity Company, providing secure access and authentication solutions. As a Staff Developer Advocate, you will empower developers by delivering technical content and driving advocacy strategies, while collaborating with various teams to enhance the developer experience.
CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Cultivate and grow relationships with developers and technical leaders through online platforms, championing their needs and driving awareness of our platform/technology
Inspire developers at in person or remote events, including big industry conferences, panels, meetups, etc
A proven track record of thought leadership and influencing technical communities through high-impact content, presentations, and community engagement. This includes the ability to identify nascent trends and proactively develop educational strategies around them
Advocate for developers' needs and pain points within the Auth0 product unit, actively improving the developer experience
Proactively collaborate with counterparts in Product and Engineering/Technical teams as a representative of the Developer-Led Growth team
Collaborate on the development and launch of capabilities - reviewing early documentation, SDKs, and product capabilities from a content perspective
Bring insights and developer feedback back into the company to inform and shape product development and improvements, with an emphasis on how content can address these
Collaborate on the development and execution of content strategies to effectively reach and engage developers
Develop and share high-quality technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, documentation, videos, and code samples
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and engaging content that is easily understood by developers
Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and developer community interests to identify opportunities for relevant and impactful content
Gather and analyze feedback from the developer community to identify gaps and areas for improvement
Qualification
Required
Technical background and hands-on experience
Familiarity with identity standards and best practices is a plus
AI tooling and vibe coding experience
Deep understanding of architectural patterns and best practices for integrating identity and security solutions into complex, large-scale applications, particularly within cloud-native or distributed environments
A demonstrated passion for inspiring developer audiences or creating content that serves the developer community and helps fellow developers get better at their jobs, with the ability to explain and translate complex technology concepts into simple and intuitive communications
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across engineering, product, and marketing to improve the developer experience and align content strategies with business goals
Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to define metrics, analyze data sets, and derive actionable insights to refine content strategy and measure impact
Preferred
Experience in a developer advocacy, senior technical content, or technical customer success role
Experience with at least one authentication or authorization protocol (OAuth, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, LDAP)
Understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
Experience building web, mobile, and IoT applications, incorporating both front and back end languages/frameworks
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
Company
Okta
Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.
Founded in 2009
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.23BKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2020-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2017-04-06IPO
2017-03-30Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Todd McKinnon
CEO & Co-Founder
Frederic Kerrest
Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-18
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2026-01-16
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