Senior Data Engineer
Okta · Posted Oct 13
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta secures identity for organizations embracing AI, and Auth0 is its easy-to-implement authentication and authorization platform built by developers for developers. Within Auth0, the Data Engineering team builds solutions to support analytics needs for the whole organization and owns the Data Platform, split into Pipeline, Warehouse, and Interface groups. Reporting to the manager of the Pipeline team, this Senior Data Engineer owns the core data ingestion pipelines, troubleshoots complex pipeline and infrastructure issues, and onboards new internal and external data sources using a modern toolset.
What you will do
- Own and operate our critical data pipelines and infrastructure, participating in the team's support rotation to ensure high availability and business continuity.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts to fix complex pipeline or infrastructure issues, demonstrating a willingness to go beyond the direct scope of the team to find resolutions.
- Manage the data onboarding lifecycle, working with stakeholders to integrate new internal and external data sources into our platform using our suite of tools.
- Develop and deploy robust, scalable data solutions using modern tools and technologies like Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, and Terraform.
- Continuously learn and advocate for modern technologies and best practices to improve data delivery and engineering efficiency.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years working on large-scale data systems.
- Strong proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and Python for data pipeline development.
- Hands-on experience building and operating data pipelines in a cloud environment (AWS preferred).
- Hands-on experience with the modern data stack, specifically:
- Data Warehousing: Snowflake
- Data Transformation: dbt
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
- Experience with data ingestion, streaming, and event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, CDC, Snowpipe).
- Knowledge of data security and data privacy best practices
- A strong understanding of data modeling principles
- data security best practices.
- A highly autonomous and proactive mindset. You are a quick learner who can self-motivate, prioritize needs, and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Snowpark.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes is a nice to have).
- Familiarity with the Identity Access & Management (IAM) domain.
- Experience building developer-friendly, API-driven applications using REST and/or gRPC.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Okta
Okta is a leading independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management solutions that securely connect people and technologies to the right applications. The company powers both Workforce Identity and Customer Identity platforms, allowing organizations to securely manage user access and navigate modern challenges like agentic AI security.
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Company size
- 7500+ employees
- Founded
- 2009
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $228M raised
- 2010-02-01Series A$10M
- 2011-08-01Series B$16.5M
- 2012-12-01Series C$25M
- 2013-09-01Series D$27M
- 2014-06-01Series E$75M
- 2015-09-01Series F$75M
- 2018-02-21Post IPO Debt$300M
Leadership
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Legal Officer
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