Solutions Engineer, Auth0 (Central/West USA)

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Colorado; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Texas; UtahFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering

Skills

Python JavaScript Java C#Ruby PHP HTML Node.js REST AWS GCP Azure LLM Security OAuth Encryption Auth0 Large language models LangChain LlamaIndex

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What you’ll be doing

Work alongside the sales team as the technical and domain expert of a customer-facing sales team to help Enterprise Customers understand the value of Okta’s solutions
Understand customer challenges and business issues and provide product demonstrations to align our solutions with customer needs
Answer product feature and technical questions from customers, partners and Okta colleagues
Plan and deliver Proof Of Concepts for customers who have more complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed
Provide feedback to product management about product enhancements that can address customer needs and provide additional value
Share and learn best practices and re-usable assets with other Solutions Engineers to enhance the quality and efficiency of the team
Stay current on competitive analysis and market differentiation
Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, user groups, and trade shows
At times, be asked to learn and lead your team as a subject matter expert (SME) with various product solutions and/or competitive knowledge

What you’ll bring to the role

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Expertise: 5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM. Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML. Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM.
Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.
Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications. Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs. Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc.). Understanding of core security concerns in applications (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF).
Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications.
Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs.
Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc.).
Understanding of core security concerns in applications (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF).
Customer Engagement & Communication: Passion for serving customers, demonstrated in a customer-facing role (ideally pre-sales, but consulting or support also valued). Ability to quickly communicate complex technical ideas, including on-the-fly whiteboard explanations. Elite communication skills, confident in dispensing knowledge and presenting to highly skilled and experienced audiences.
Passion for serving customers, demonstrated in a customer-facing role (ideally pre-sales, but consulting or support also valued).
Ability to quickly communicate complex technical ideas, including on-the-fly whiteboard explanations.
Elite communication skills, confident in dispensing knowledge and presenting to highly skilled and experienced audiences.
Strategic & Organizational Skills: Territory management skills, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales counterparts for execution excellence. Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc.
Territory management skills, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales counterparts for execution excellence.
Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc.
Education & Travel: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a comparable field is preferred. Typically 25% travel.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a comparable field is preferred.
Typically 25% travel.
5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM.
Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.
Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications.
Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs.
Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc.).
Understanding of core security concerns in applications (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF).
Passion for serving customers, demonstrated in a customer-facing role (ideally pre-sales, but consulting or support also valued).
Ability to quickly communicate complex technical ideas, including on-the-fly whiteboard explanations.
Elite communication skills, confident in dispensing knowledge and presenting to highly skilled and experienced audiences.
Territory management skills, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales counterparts for execution excellence.
Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a comparable field is preferred.
Typically 25% travel.

You might also have (not mandatory)

Experience with Auth0, Auth0 FGA, or OpenFGA.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI or LLM technology (LangChain, GenKit, LlamaIndex, etc.).
Experience integrating with micro services, data lakes, or customer data platforms.
Developed ReBAC or Fine-Grained Authorization models.
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