I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Okta (San Jose, CA) in Sept 2018
Interview
I applied online and got called by a recruiter. Recruiter took my profile back to the hiring manager who agreed to set up a phone screen for me. Phone screen was an hour long. 2 questions asked. Both simple. I answered both satisfactory. Next day, the recruiter emails me saying although I did well, they decided not to continue because of profile mismatch. Offered to explain more, but I've emailed him twice and heard nothing. Poor recruiting experience imo.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find max number in an array. Write a test function that will take the input and expected output. Write test cases for it. 2nd: Find the 2nd max in an array.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (Bengaluru) in Mar 2026
Interview
The first was the online test
The second round was an 2 panel interview on JavaScript and system design round. Focused on how’s things work end to end.
The third was again a 2 panel interview on JavaScript and hands on coding.
Ghosted after completing 4 rounds. If not selected at least have the courtesy to inform.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Okta
Interview
Recruiters reached out to me twice, and both times proceeded to ghost me. I don't think I'll waste my time dealing with this company again as clearly they don't know what they're doing.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Okta (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2026
Interview
Interviewed for Staff Software Engineer role at Okta.
The interview process consisted of 4 rounds:
Recruiter screening
Hiring Manager discussion
CodeSignal online assessment
Technical discussion with two engineers (focused on the assignment)
The overall process was smooth and well-organized. The online assessment was followed by a detailed technical discussion where I explained my approach and design decisions.
The final round was a discussion with two engineers about the assignment and general technical concepts. The discussion was interactive, though at times the interview felt a bit unstructured, and there were some areas of confusion during the conversation.
Overall, it was a good learning experience. The questions were practical and focused on real-world backend concepts like rate limiting, system design, and trade-offs.