Staff Fullstack Engineer - AI Acceleration

CANADAFull-timeCA$160k2026-08-30 → 2026-11-11

Core

Designing secure authorization models and authentication systems for both human users and AI agents within enterprise software.

Role type

Staff Fullstack Engineer (AI Security & Architecture)

Builds

Phishing-resistant auth/authorization solutions, distributed systems, complex API integrations, and secure enterprise frontends.

Domain

Enterprise Software Security, AI Integration, Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Scalable backend architecture design, complex API integration, web authentication/authorization flows, secure enterprise software development, JavaScript/TypeScript fullstack development, AWS cloud architecture, AI tooling in SDLC

Preferred skills

Zero-to-one startup experience, leading organizational shifts in AI adoption or developer tooling, IAM tooling development

Technologies

Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS

Responsibilities

Define authorization models and enforce least privilege for AI agent actions; Build phishing-resistant authentication and authorization for people and AI agents; Make and defend architectural decisions for distributed systems and complex API integrations; Coach teammates and raise the team's technical bar; Drive improvements in technical debt, CI/CD, observability, and reliability.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

About Okta

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