Okta · 7 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Full Stack (AI) Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$195K/yr - $293K/yr
10+ years expOkta is The World’s Identity Company, focusing on secure access and authentication solutions. They are seeking a Principal Engineer to design and build intelligent user-facing experiences and end-to-end AI solutions within their global AI Engineering team.
CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development
Hiring Manager
Melissa Kittles
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Preferred
Experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith is a strong plus
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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