Principal Applied AI Marketing Engineer

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. The Role As an Applied AI Marketing Engineer, you will be a core, hands-on builder within the new Marketing AI Spoke team. You will function as the primary product owner and technical implementer for a specific portfolio of AI agents, workflows, and low-code/no-code applications. This role requires a blend of marketing acumen, technical aptitude, and problem-solving skills to translate complex business challenges into tangible, deployed, AI-driven solutions. You will be responsible for the full engineering lifecycle—defining, developing, testing, and deploying high-impact initiatives that directly improve our marketing productivity, operational efficiency, and buyer experiences. Responsibilities Marketing AI Solution Development: Patterning with TDI leveraging company-wide approved platform. Design, build, and maintain the underlying infrastructure and services required to run scalable AI applications for the Marketing organization. This includes connecting data sources, building APIs, developing front-end user interfaces (UI/UX), and engineering the backend logic. AI Agent & Workflow Engineering: Architect, code, test, and deploy AI agents and low-code/no-code workflows that solve critical marketing challenges. Ensure solutions are robust, secure, and seamlessly integrated into the existing AI stack (e.g., CRM, MAP, CMS). Agentic Strategy & Architectural Design: Act as the technical leader for your assigned portfolio, defining the architectural blueprints for new AI enabled workflows. Evaluate and recommend the appropriate technical tooling (e.g., cloud services, databases, low-code platforms) to maximize performance and minimize operational costs. Data and Prompt Engineering: Partner with data science and marketing ops teams to ensure data pipelines support AI application needs (RAG, fine-tuning). Design and iterate on effective prompts and input-output schemas to optimize the performance and reliability of large language model (LLM) agents. Value Measurement & System Optimization: Implement performance tracking directly into deployed platforms (instrumentation). Use technical metrics (latency, uptime, error rates) and business metrics (ROI, time saved) to justify system improvements and guide the marketing AI roadmap. What You'll Bring A Bias for Action and Iteration: Demonstrated passion for a test-and-learn philosophy, quickly prototyping and validating solutions to drive continuous improvement. AI-First Technology Mindset: Deep curiosity and commitment to leveraging AI and machine learning as foundational elements for building next-generation marketing tools and operational workflows. Marketing Domain Curiosity: A strong interest in marketing dynamics, customer behavior, and business outcomes, translating technical capabilities into tangible marketing value. Preferred Experience (A Strong Plus): Prior background in marketing operations, strategy, or experience working on tools/platforms utilized by large-scale marketing organizations. Why You'll Love This Role Become the Architect of Change: You won't be maintaining existing systems; you will be building a new, high-impact function from the ground up. This is a chance for true architectural ownership over the next generation of our marketing operating model. Tangible and Immediate Impact: Your work on groundbreaking AI projects will have a direct, measurable impact on our business performance, customer experience, and efficiency. You will see your innovations adopted by hundreds of marketers and contribute to trillions in potential value. High-Visibility, Strategic Ownership: This role offers executive-level visibility as you directly shape the future of marketing strategy at Okta, moving the function from manual repetition to hyper-efficient, data-driven automation. #LI-Hybrid PID: P24412_3380938 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: $195,000—$268,400 USD 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 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. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice. 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/.