Okta

Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Canada

April 22, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

HR phone call, with general background questions related to the resume.
Video interview questions based on the skills on my resume, like lots of JavaScript and CSS-related questions.

The interviewer was very nice and helpful, explaining the questions.

Questions

Can you describe a challenging project?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Okta Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Canada.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Okta's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Okta's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Canada.

Okta Work Experiences

Company selection rounds

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee

Pros: The software used to take the first round was good. There were 4 questions, all DSA.

Cons: The number of applicants was quite high.

Company selection rounds

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee

Pros: The software used to take the first round was good. There were 4 questions, all DSA.

Cons: The number of applicants was quite high.

Solid place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great work-life balance. Teammates are generally friendly and good to work with. The mission of the company is not inherently evil. I think the world will be a better place if Okta succeeds.

Cons: The “dynamic work” policy prevents Okta from being “remote first.” There’s not enough investment into remote workers, and no remote culture. Compensation is trending downward as stock price falls and bonuses tighten.

Solid place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great work-life balance. Teammates are generally friendly and good to work with. The mission of the company is not inherently evil. I think the world will be a better place if Okta succeeds.

Cons: The “dynamic work” policy prevents Okta from being “remote first.” There’s not enough investment into remote workers, and no remote culture. Compensation is trending downward as stock price falls and bonuses tighten.

Stable Large Company

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

California City, California, United States

February 14, 2025

Pros: Stable Large Well Known Industry Leader

Cons: Unorganized. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Lots of internal shuffling.

Stable Large Company

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

California City, California, United States

February 14, 2025

Pros: Stable Large Well Known Industry Leader

Cons: Unorganized. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Lots of internal shuffling.

Company selection rounds

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee

Pros: The software used to take the first round was good. There were 4 questions, all DSA.

Cons: The number of applicants was quite high.

3.0
Company selection rounds
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
July 14, 2025
Pros: The software used to take the first round was good. There were 4 questions, all DSA.
Cons: The number of applicants was quite high.

Solid place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great work-life balance. Teammates are generally friendly and good to work with. The mission of the company is not inherently evil. I think the world will be a better place if Okta succeeds.

Cons: The “dynamic work” policy prevents Okta from being “remote first.” There’s not enough investment into remote workers, and no remote culture. Compensation is trending downward as stock price falls and bonuses tighten.

4.0
Solid place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 6, 2024
Pros: Great work-life balance. Teammates are generally friendly and good to work with. The mission of the company is not inherently evil. I think the world will be a better place if Okta succeeds.
Cons: The “dynamic work” policy prevents Okta from being “remote first.” There’s not enough investment into remote workers, and no remote culture. Compensation is trending downward as stock price falls and bonuses tighten.

Stable Large Company

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

California City, California, United States

February 14, 2025

Pros: Stable Large Well Known Industry Leader

Cons: Unorganized. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Lots of internal shuffling.

3.0
Stable Large Company
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
California City, California, United States
February 14, 2025
Pros: Stable Large Well Known Industry Leader
Cons: Unorganized. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Lots of internal shuffling.

Okta Interview Questions

Simple Bank System

Simulate a simple bank system that supports basic operations like deposit, withdraw, and check balance for different accounts. You will implement methods to handle these transactions and ensure validity based on account balances and existence.

All Nodes Distance K in Binary Tree

Find all nodes in a binary tree that are exactly K distance away from a given target node. The distance is measured by the number of edges between the nodes.

TreesGraphsRecursionBinary Search

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

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