Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack (AI) Engineering

Okta
Chicago, IL

Get to know Okta

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 Staff Engineer to join our global AI Engineering team. In this role, you will be 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.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, build, and refine the front-end interfaces that bring our AI capabilities to life for employees and customers.
  • 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 .

What We’re Looking For

  • 7+ years in software engineering, with deep expertise in front-end development (5+ years in modern frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular).
  • 4+ years with backend systems design and development (Python preferred, Java, Node.js, or Go).
  • A strong commitment to building accessible (a11y) and inclusive user experiences while collaborating effectively with Product & Design.
  • Proven experience integrating LLMs and MCPs into production-ready, user-facing applications.
  • Experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith is a strong plus.
  • Strong background in building distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs (REST/GraphQL) 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.

Why Join Us

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.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $188,000—$282,000 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), 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: .

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: $168,000—$252,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
  • Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! .

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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.

Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

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Posted 2026-02-12

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