Principal Engineer, Full Stack; AI Engineering

Principal Engineer, Full Stack (AI) Engineering

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Full-time

Negotiable

Advanced (5-10 yrs)

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.

At Okta, we’re building the future of secure, enterprise-grade AI Agents
. We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join our global AI Engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and building the intelligent, user-facing experiences and the end-to-end AI solutions that power them.

This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands‑on engineer who can set technical direction, mentor others, and partner closely with our India-based counterparts as part of one global team.

Candidates must reside within a 50-mile radius of our hub offices in either San Francisco, Bellevue, or Chicago.

• Drive the architecture and design of AI solutions, leading cross‑functional initiatives across Product, Design, and Data Science.
• Design, build, and refine the core backend services that power our AI solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features.
• Build high‑performance Agentic Experiences (AX) for web and mobile, engineered for streaming responses and low latency.
• Champion observability and operational excellence to ensure our AI services meet enterprise‑grade standards for reliability and performance.
• Develop robust backend services to power our AI solutions, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and generative AI features.
• Enable the successful delivery of key AI projects through technical leadership and hands‑on execution.
• Mentor engineers, raising the bar on technical craftsmanship and solution quality across the full stack.
• Collaborate with India‑based peers to ensure globally aligned designs, shared roadmaps, and scalable architectures.
• Partner with Security, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure AI adoption is secure, reliable, and enterprise‑ready.

• 10+ years in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend systems design and development (8+ years in Python preferred, Java, Node.js, or Go).
• 6+ years with modern front‑end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular), principles of accessibility (a11y), and an ability to collaborate effectively with Product & Design.
• Proven experience building and deploying production‑grade AI applications and services.
• Experience with agentic frameworks like Lang Chain, Lang Graph, and Lang Smith is a strong plus.
• Strong background in building distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs (REST/Graph
  
  QL) on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and lead architecture decisions across global teams.
• Excellent communication skills with experience working effectively across time zones and cultures.

At Okta, you’ll be part of a unified global AI engineering team that spans the US and India. You’ll work on cutting‑edge applied AI projects while shaping the platform foundations that make secure, scalable AI possible at enterprise scale. If you’re passionate about building AI that is smarter, faster, and always secure
, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $195,000—$293,000 USD

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),…