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Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering - Platform (Auth0)

Okta · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Job details

Pay
CA$136,000 – CA$187,000 a year
Work mode
Hybrid
Level
Senior
Experience
5+ years
Posted
Oct 5, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 11, 2026

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  • To the best of your knowledge, do you have any family members / relatives or personal relationships at Okta or at any suppliers, partners, or vendors that have a business relationship with Okta? (For purposes of this question, a “family member / relative or personal relationship” is defined as close personal friends (including sexual and/or romantic relationships), close relatives (spouse, partner, children, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandparents or grandchildren), someone who lives in your household, or anyone else with whom you have a close enough personal relationship or connection that it could improperly bias your conduct or decision making or be perceived to be capable of impacting your conduct or decision making.
  • Do you have any outside business activity(ies) (advisory, consulting, or board roles, or side businesses) that you would continue engaging in or plan to engage in if you joined Okta in this role?
  • Have you been employed by Okta, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries in the past?
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  • Do you have 4+ years of Golang experience?
  • Do you have 4+ years of cloud security(AWS or Azure)?
  • Do you have 3+ years of experience with Github actions?
Job description

About this role

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.

We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

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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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

$136,000 — $187,000 CAD

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.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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