Okta has an opening for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, SecureAI, based in California. It is a full-time position. Okta lists pay of $238,000 to $326,000 a year.
The description below comes from Okta's own job posting.
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 Okta for AI Agents Team is building the future of digital identity management. The way companies are using agents and allowing them access is undergoing a fundamental shift, enabling teams to move fast while staying secure.
Our North Star is clear: To get AI right, you have to get identity right. We are not just managing identities; we are building the industry's first Identity Security Fabric for the agentic era. As organizations rapidly deploy AI, these non-human entities are acting with access to critical tools, often bypassing traditional perimeters and creating a 'Shadow AI' crisis. Our mission is to move identity from a reactive gatekeeper to a unified control plane, transforming AI risk into business ROI.
We are tackling this by implementing a comprehensive four-pillar maturity model: Discover, Onboard, Protect, and Govern. We are driving innovation by defining the standards for Agentic Identity-including pioneer work with securing AI Agents and support for protocols like MCP. You will be helping us build the infrastructure that allows enterprises to scale AI safely, ensuring every access decision-whether made by a human or an automated agent-is authenticated, authorized, and audited at scale.
We are a diverse team of engineers, product managers, and designers who are bringing Okta’s expertise in identity to define the future of Agent Identity management, focusing on enablement while staying secure.
In this role, you will join the Agent Access Policies sub-team under Okta Secures AI as a Principal Machine Learning (ML) Engineer to advance Okta's authorization capabilities. By replacing static, rule-based systems with dynamic AI security mechanisms, you will deliver real-time threat inspection, agent intent evaluation, and behavioral analysis-ensuring autonomous AI agents operate safely within specified bounds.
Your core mission will be architecting and driving features for our unified control plane to establish the premier Identity Security Fabric for the agentic era. In doing so, you will help execute our guiding principle: "To get AI right, you have to get identity right."
Education:Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. 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: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $238,000 to $326,000 USD
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Okta advertises $238,000 to $326,000 a year for this role.
No, it is an on-site job in California.
The posting mentions at least 10 years of relevant experience, a master's degree or equivalent and skills such as Python, TypeScript, Go and AWS. Read the full description above for the complete list.
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