Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure - Build Services

Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure - Build Services

The Auth0 platform secures more than 100 million logins each day for customers all around the world - and we're growing fast! The Platform Infrastructure teams enable Auth0 engineers to move faster by giving them tools to easily build, deploy and manage their services on AWS and Azure. This is a role with a huge impact. You will get to work with engineers throughout the organization and what you build will be a foundational piece of the infrastructure that allows Auth0 to scale for years to come.

The Platform Build Services team is responsible for designing and developing the entire Continuous Integration (CI) system. Our primary output is the set of modular, standardized build stages and services that define how all code is tested, packaged, and secured. This role requires deep technical fluency to lead the development of these core components, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.

• Define and own the technical roadmap for the unified build stages and services, translating business goals into deliverable, architectural strategy.
• Provide direct technical leadership on the design and implementation of core components, leading architectural reviews and managing technical risk.
• Foster a culture of ownership and proactive self-unblocking. Coach engineers to autonomously investigate complex system failures, reach out to required partners for information, and take the initiative to remove technical roadblocks.
• Establish and oversee security and governance for the artifact lifecycle, including secure artifact sourcing, versioning, and policy enforcement across the platform.
• Be accountable for the operational health of the entire CI system, including high availability, scaling optimizations of the Build Infrastructure (build agents, source control integration, etc.).
• Drive cost optimization efforts across both the build compute systems and the artifact management storage to ensure efficiency at scale.
• Lead strategic collaboration with Product and Platform Engineering teams to drive the adoption of standard build modules and continuously gather input to improve the developer experience.
• Partner with Security Engineering to integrate robust security scanning, vulnerability remediation, and guardrail integrations into both the CI process and artifact handling.
• Discover, advocate for, and champion the adoption of new technologies and approaches to enhance the build and artifact platforms.
• Oversee large, cross-team initiatives from end to end: ensuring proper code reviews, design reviews, operational robustness, and security hygiene are maintained.
• Coach, mentor, and hire engineers on the team, focusing on technical excellence, career development, and leading them to quickly learn and navigate the highly complex system.
• Build out and manage the team's on-call rotation and lead the technical response when production incidents require build support.

• Have 2+ years of experience managing an engineering team.
• Have 6+ years in a hands-on technical role, specifically in CI/Build Systems and/or Artifact/Dependency Management Platforms.
• Possess a deep, practical expertise in CI system architecture with a proven ability to design and scale modular build stages, build agent provisioning, and centralized artifact registry solutions.
• Have strong technical proficiency in Golang (or similar systems language) for tooling development.
• Have advanced knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) at scale.
• Have a deep understanding of Kubernetes and containerization principles relevant to build execution.
• Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions.
• Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies : 

Builds Effective Teams

Demonstrates Technical Expertise

Develops Talent

Maintains Strategic Mindset

Drives Results

#LI-Hybrid

PID Number : P18709

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.