Senior Software Engineer, Javascript

Our vision is to free everyone to safely use any technology. We promise to make identity work for everyone—whether you’re a developer looking to innovate or a security professional looking to mitigate. We are looking for curious, excited, boundary-pushing team members. So, if you’re a big thinker who is nimble and adaptable, Okta may be an ideal place to shine. 

Okta’s Customer Identity Cloud (CIC), powered by Auth0 technology, is an easy to implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers.  We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for the more than 100 million daily logins around the world. Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier 0 global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation.

We are looking for an experienced software engineer across the following technologies: JavaScript (Browser & Node)

Job Description:

You GET developers! You know what they need, how to talk to them, how to make their lives easier, what makes them click, their dissatisfies and their delighter. You recognise when a framework, library or product provides a great experience. As a JavaScript engineer, you will use those superpowers to build and maintain SDKs and libraries, improve our entire onboarding process, SDKs, Quickstarts, Docs, and provide direct assistance to developers in our support channels. You will be the internal and external steward of the experience for the technologies that you love working with every day.

Each engineer shepherds one or multiple platforms forward, both internally within Auth0, and externally in the community. You will be working in a cross-functional team alongside the developer evangelist, onboarding, growth, dashboard, community, tooling, and SDK teams to provide the best developer experience for the technologies you own. The most important qualifications for this position are software engineering expertise, empathy, and self-direction.

You will be:

• Developing our libraries that allow users to integrate seamlessly with Auth0.
• Writing, curating, editing developer resources: tutorials, examples, guides, and documentation.
• Directly shaping and developing our open source SDKs
• Owning the code samples and implementation guidance for Auth0.
• Championing Auth0 by engaging directly with the community.
• Gathering and channel user feedback within the company to improve the experience for developers on Auth0.
• The go-to-expert in the company, internally and externally, providing domain knowledge and reviews for Auth0 in these technologies.
• Sharing your technical expertise at conferences and other tech events.
• Developing our libraries that allow users to integrate seamlessly with Auth0.
• Working on our Quickstart guides to delight our developers.
• Troubleshooting and fixing issues with our libraries.

You'd be a great fit if you:

• 5+ years of expertise in JavaScript
• Have developed libraries or SDKs to be consumed by other developers
• Have a good understanding of JavaScript and the ecosystem, including writing code for frontend and backend (Node)
• Have working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, or Next.js
• Have created applications that have seen the light of day
• You are able to work in a team environment, have good communication skills and understand the value of collaboration
• Understanding of CI platforms such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI
• A deep understanding of writing, running, maintaining and debugging applications.
• The ability to communicate effectively in person and in writing as a presenter, documenter.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: presenting, documenting, troubleshooting.
• Demonstrable experience authoring developer documentation (tutorials, blog posts, docs).
• The ability to be self-directed and be effective working independently, yet feel equally comfortable contributing in a global team environment.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working in distributed teams and work environments.
• Created open-source material or have contributed to open-source projects.
• Your own technical blog or published articles on popular JavaScript sites.
• Knowledge in the identity and access management space.

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Last updated on Aug 20, 2024