Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - India
July 28, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process was very smooth. Two rounds of coding interviews were conducted, with live coding in both. OOPs questions were asked. It was medium difficulty. The "you can do it easily" approach works. Be ready with dynamic programming questions, both grid and linear.
Questions
Find the max Kth element in an array.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Okta Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in India.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Okta's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Okta's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in India.
Okta Work Experiences
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.
2.0
Leadership is confused
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 3, 2025
Pros: Swag is good, at least.
Cons: - Leadership is confused on their direction; there is no vision.
- Stop saying macroeconomics.
1.0
Antiquated tech and process
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 11, 2019
Pros: My coworkers were friendly and supportive. No meetings are allowed to be scheduled on Thursdays, and it's a company-wide WFH day. Decent comp package.
Cons: The tech stack is a joke: monolithic Java stack and Chef-based deployments. The process around planning is so heavy, with monthly and weekly sprint planning, that I felt like I was constantly in meetings. Okta has a "Technical Program Management" that is basically a team of glorified Scrum Masters, where the majority of them are non-technical. Okta felt like a rest and vest sort of company, where I can't fathom why anyone wishing to grow their technical skills would even entertain wanting to work there. Okta is also a very "email heavy" culture.
- 3.0Company selection roundsSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeJuly 14, 2025Pros: The software used to take the first round was good. There were 4 questions, all DSA.Cons: The number of applicants was quite high.
- 2.0Leadership is confusedStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 3, 2025Pros: Swag is good, at least.Cons: - Leadership is confused on their direction; there is no vision. - Stop saying macroeconomics.
- 1.0Antiquated tech and processSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2019Pros: My coworkers were friendly and supportive. No meetings are allowed to be scheduled on Thursdays, and it's a company-wide WFH day. Decent comp package.Cons: The tech stack is a joke: monolithic Java stack and Chef-based deployments. The process around planning is so heavy, with monthly and weekly sprint planning, that I felt like I was constantly in meetings. Okta has a "Technical Program Management" that is basically a team of glorified Scrum Masters, where the majority of them are non-technical. Okta felt like a rest and vest sort of company, where I can't fathom why anyone wishing to grow their technical skills would even entertain wanting to work there. Okta is also a very "email heavy" culture.
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