Senior Engineering Manager, Data Streaming Services (Auth0)

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The Opportunity

Auth0’s platform is the front door for thousands of customers and millions of users. On the Platform Engineering team, we build the resilient foundations that enable customers to rely on Auth0 for always-on authentication and authorization services.

As the Senior Manager of Data Streaming Services , you will lead the evolution of our streaming data backbone across a multi-cloud footprint. You will oversee multiple engineering teams dedicated to making data streaming seamless, reliable, and high-performance. This is a "manager of managers" role requiring a blend of strategic foresight, execution rigor, and technical grit. You will set the vision for our streaming services, mentor high-performing teams, and take accountability for our service uptime guarantees.

What you’ll achieve

• Lead a world-class team of teams. Oversee data streaming infrastructure and services that power our global platform across AWS and Azure.
• Own roadmap and execution. Partner with product and stakeholder teams to define the team's strategy and prioritized roadmap.
• Drive engineering excellence. Set high standards of quality, reliability, and operational robustness, championing best practices in software development, from code reviews to observability and incident management.
• Lead an automation-first culture. Reduce operational friction and ensure infrastructure is self-healing and code-defined. Draw efficiency from AI-assisted development.
• Act as a technical leader. Lead response on incidents for services under ownership and help teams navigate complex distributed systems failures.

What you’ll bring

• Proven engineering leadership, building and leading teams of teams. Experience coaching Staff+ engineers and engineering managers.
• Strong technical and architectural acumen. Background in building scalable, distributed systems. Comfortable participating in and guiding technical discussions.
• Strong project management skills. Expertise in creating technical roadmaps, prioritizing effectively in an agile environment, and managing complex project dependencies.
• Collaborative leadership style, adapted to remote ways of working. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to build strong relationships with stakeholders and inspire others.

Bonus Points

• • Experience developing data-intensive applications in a modern programming language such as go, node.js, or Java.
  • Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • Experience with distributed streaming platforms like Kafka.
  • Familiarity with concepts in the IAM (Identity and Access Management) domain.
  • Experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure), container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker, and observability tools such as Datadog.
  • Experience building reliable, high-availability platforms for enterprise SaaS applications.

We do not expect you to be an expert in all of the above, only that you can learn the less familiar fast.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $207,000—$284,000 USD

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