Steve Hobbs
Staff Engineer at Auth0 by Okta
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Hobbs is a Staff Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience and 17+ years in software, now leading developer-facing work at Auth0 by Okta. He blends front-end craftsmanship (React, Vue, Next.js) with backend and tooling fluency (Golang, .NET, Ruby, Scala) and a history of shipping and maintaining many open-source SDKs and developer tools. At Auth0 he has driven SDK reliability and UX improvements—contributing notable fixes and features to high-profile repos like auth0-spa-js and auth0/lock, including timeout controls and captcha integrations. Comfortable across Windows and Unix environments, he has also managed multiple engineering teams focused on developer experience, CI/CD, and cross-team collaboration for open standards like OpenFGA. A continuous learner who tinkers with Rails and Node in spare time, he pairs pragmatic delivery with a passion for mentoring and inclusive team culture.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Games Technology, BSc Computer Games Technology at Abertay University
German
Github Skills (24)
javascript10
spa-template10
openid-connect10
testing10
css10
locking10
typescript10
user-authentication10
authentication10
pkce10
front-end-development10
vue10
typescript-types10
html10
locks10
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
auth0-samples/auth0-vue-samples
Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
Auth0 Integration Samples for Vue.js Applications
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 41 reviews, 74 commits in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Steve primarily focused on updating the Vue.js sample application to integrate Auth0 for authentication. They made changes to multiple components, including the `AuthService`, `App.vue`, `NavBar.vue` and `Callback.vue`, likely to implement login, logout, and callback functionality. The commits also involved modifications to the routing, specifically the `router/index.js`, indicating a focus on the user's authentication flow. The changes removed local storage usage and implemented a new design.
vue-jsauthenticationdx-sdkspaauth0-js
auth0/auth0-spa-js
May 2019 - Apr 2022
Auth0 authentication for Single Page Applications (SPA) with PKCE
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:21 releases, 293 reviews, 8 commits in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Steve primarily focused on enhancing the Auth0 SPA SDK, adding features and addressing issues. They implemented the `httpTimeoutInSeconds` option, enabling control over fetch timeouts within the SDK. Moreover, they made code adjustments across multiple files including test files, which also involved fixing existing issues and improving the SDK's overall functionality. These changes were across multiple areas of the codebase.
single-page-applicationsoidcpkcejavascriptauthentication
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