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Okta interview questions

From 4 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026

Candidate accounts
4
Rounds on average
1.5
Fewest and most rounds
1 to 2
Open roles at Okta
375

How the loop works

This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews and behavioral interviews.

These 4 writeups cover software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.

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Interview experiences at Okta

Role not stated

Outcome not shared

unknown. 2 rounds. Shared by bogomipz on hn, 2022-03-27

  1. 1Coding roundsTechnicalFour rounds of coding interviews.
  2. 2Executive roundTechnicalFinal stop with the engineering executive, who improvised a coding exercise on the spot.

Role not stated

Not selected

unknown. 1 round. Shared by anonymoushn on hn, 2022-03-27

  1. 1Executive behavioral interviewBehavioralAsked how to handle an underperforming teammate. A private-conversation answer seemed to clash with the company's transparency value.Covered: Managing underperformance, Transparency

What Okta is hiring for now

375 open roles in our index. Advertised pay floors run $147k to $219k (median $174k, from 152 postings that state pay).

Most-posted roles

  • Staff Software Engineer8
  • Senior Software Engineer6
  • Staff Software Engineer 6
  • Principal Software Engineer4
  • Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration3
  • Sales Development Representative3

Top locations

  • Bengaluru110
  • Bellevue63
  • Toronto53
  • San Francisco42
  • Chicago16

Open roles at Okta

See all 375 roles

Okta interviews: FAQ

What is the interview process like at Okta?
This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews and behavioral interviews.
What topics does Okta test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Managing underperformance, Transparency.

These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.