RequirementsThe ideal candidate is passionate about software quality and architecture, a self-starter, intellectually curious, and brings deep experience with performance testing, load testing frameworks, dataset generation, performance analysis, monitoring tooling, and chaos engineeringExperienced in stakeholder management including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedbackAdaptable to changing requirements with the ability to manage a team through a pivot in prioritiesPrior management experience of a globally diverse teamExperience designing or significantly improving load testing frameworks (e.G. k6, Gatling, Locust, or similar) — including extensibility, test data management, and CI/CD integrationHands‐on experience with test dataset generation strategies, including synthetic data generation, data masking/anonymization of production data, and building datasets that reflect realistic load distributionsExperience using APM tools, observability tools, or prior experience analyzing distributed systems performance bottlenecksExperience with software architecture across the entire stack (design and implementation), including:Understanding of microservicesCloud Infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)Datastores (SQL, NoSQL, Key/Value)Containers (Docker, K8s)Solid understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem (NodeJS and/or TypeScript)Experience with Chaos Engineering tooling (e.G. Chaos Toolkit, Gremlin, AWS, FIS, etc.)Experience with Cloud‐based Infrastructure as a Service (especially AWS)What the job involvesReporting to the Director of Quality & Performance,



this role as Engineering Manager of Performance & Resilience will drive performance and resiliency improvements for the Auth0 product at OktaHere you'll be working with some of the most advanced technology in the space, helping to streamline and secure billions of access requests a yearIn this role, you will work closely with architects, platform team members, and product engineers to build the testing infrastructure that keeps Auth0 performant at scale — including the frameworks, tooling, and realistic datasets that make that testing meaningfulCollaborate with architects, tech lead, product owners, security and operations engineers to implement best practices related to performance and resiliencyCommunicate and organize cross‐team projects with high business impactContribute to defining the strategic direction and roadmap for the teamOwn the evolution of the team's load testing framework — driving improvements in modularity, reusability, scalability, and developer experience so the framework can support the breadth of Auth0's servicesLead the strategy and execution for test dataset generation, ensuring load and performance tests use realistic, representative data that accurately reflects production traffic patterns and user behaviorsUse existing monitoring tools to identify problems and resolve and/or escalateto service teamsDevelop backend frameworks and tools for the entire engineering organization to use at scaleParticipate in the incident RCA process to continuously improve how we testProvide technical guidance to engineers on the performance team within the quality domainManage a global team including setting expectations, removing blockers, creating a collaborative working setting, hiring, and providing coaching and career development

📌 Engineering Manager, Performance & Resilience (Auth0) (Toronto)
🏢 Okta
📍 Toronto