Okta · 7 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $247K/yr
5+ years expOkta is The World’s Identity Company, providing secure access and authentication solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI, you will build user-facing and backend systems that leverage GenAI to enhance internal operations and experiences, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop secure and intelligent tools.
CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Design and build end-to-end GenAI-powered applications , including web-based UIs, API services, and backend orchestration
Implement and integrate LLM-based experiences using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and tools like OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini
Define, implement, and champion operational excellence standards (SLOs, observability, incident response frameworks) for all services deployed
Develop responsive, accessible, and modern frontend interfaces using frameworks like React or Vue — with a focus on usability, performance, and trust in AI outputs
Build and maintain a library of reusable frontend components and hooks that allow other business delivery teams to easily "drop in" GenAI capabilities into their own applications
Build and maintain retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines with vector search and embedding strategies (e.g., Pinecone, FAISS, Qdrant)
Collaborate with designers and product managers to rapidly iterate on UX patterns for AI-powered experiences (e.g., prompt inputs, citations, summaries)
Ensure security, privacy, observability, and test coverage across the full stack
Contribute to architecture decisions, engineering standards, and best practices for AI/automation systems
Partner with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure services scale reliably across the org
Qualification
Required
5–8 years of software engineering experience with full-stack development, including 2+ years of building AI/ML-driven applications
Strong Python development skills and 5+ years experience building cloud-based services using AWS, Docker, and RESTful APIs
2+ years of experience in frontend technologies like React, TypeScript, or Vue, and comfort working on UI/UX for internal tools or enterprise applications
Hands-on experience with LLM integration, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, or orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex
Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, microservices, container orchestration (ECS/EKS), and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Familiarity with secure coding, authentication/authorization, and internal data governance best practices
Ability to collaborate across engineering, design, and product teams — with a strong sense of user empathy and technical ownership
Preferred
Exposure to design systems, AI evaluation tooling, or real-time application performance monitoring
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.
5001-10000 employees
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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
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