Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
One technical phone interview on algorithms (writing code using CollabEdit).
Four onsite rounds were conducted by members of the team. Questions were mainly on algorithms and academic projects.
Questions
Create linked lists at each level in a tree in reverse order.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Okta Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Okta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Okta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Okta Work Experiences
5.0
Amazing Community, Coffee Gaps
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 9, 2019
Pros: Awesome community with a very broad knowledge base.
Cons: Sometimes the cold brew coffee on-tap is empty. :)
5.0
Great environment to code!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 9, 2015
Pros: - Transparency of management.
- Career growth.
- Mobility within engineering areas.
- Teams collaborate well.
- Interesting projects.
- Forward-looking team leads.
- Leader in our market.
- Opening new offices.
Cons: - Kitchen stocked with junk food
- Enterprise, so your mom probably won't use the product you work on for a while
5.0
Strong engineering team, many challenges, good product, promising IPO
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 24, 2015
Pros: - Strong engineering team.
- Good product with a lot of market demand.
- Room to have impact on a successful company.
- Opportunity to solve hard problems.
- Good compensation/benefits.
- Still pre-IPO.
- Management that cares about career path for employees, both on a management path or as individual contributors.
Cons: Okta has doubled the engineering team every year for the past three years. As a result, it's sometimes challenging to keep up with the constantly growing and changing team.
- 5.0Amazing Community, Coffee GapsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2019Pros: Awesome community with a very broad knowledge base.Cons: Sometimes the cold brew coffee on-tap is empty. :)
- 5.0Great environment to code!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 9, 2015Pros: - Transparency of management. - Career growth. - Mobility within engineering areas. - Teams collaborate well. - Interesting projects. - Forward-looking team leads. - Leader in our market. - Opening new offices.Cons: - Kitchen stocked with junk food - Enterprise, so your mom probably won't use the product you work on for a while
- 5.0Strong engineering team, many challenges, good product, promising IPOSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 24, 2015Pros: - Strong engineering team. - Good product with a lot of market demand. - Room to have impact on a successful company. - Opportunity to solve hard problems. - Good compensation/benefits. - Still pre-IPO. - Management that cares about career path for employees, both on a management path or as individual contributors.Cons: Okta has doubled the engineering team every year for the past three years. As a result, it's sometimes challenging to keep up with the constantly growing and changing team.
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