Process
After completing the online coding test, the technical interview was arranged via Zoom.
The interview focused on a direct data structure problem.
Following the problem, there was a "Do you have any questions?" section.
The interview lasted approximately one hour.
Questions
Design a data structure such that it can achieve O(1) on the following operations:
- Insert a key
- Fetch a key
- Delete a key
- Fetch a random key
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Okta Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
23%
Pass Rate
Okta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral20%
Negative30%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Okta's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Okta Work Experiences
5.0
Great people and great product
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 9, 2015
Pros: - Great collaboration between Ops, Engineering, and QA. Makes it easy to get stuff done.
- Minimal politics at the engineering level.
- Great culture, smart and friendly coworkers with no egos to get in the way.
- Pretty easy to shift between teams if you get bored or want to work on different skills.
- Lenient PTO and work from home policies.
- Fantastic support from upper management.
- Very successful product and the company is going somewhere.
Cons: - middling benefits (no 401k matching, no gym memberships, etc.)
- heavyweights are starting to enter the field
- rapid growth leads to more work than people at times
5.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 7, 2021
Pros: Great flexibility and growth.
PTO is uncapped.
Amazing networks.
Strong and understanding leadership.
Cons: Unmatched 401k. No signing bonus, although good benefits.
4.0
Great Place to Work, but limited learning/growing capacity
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 5, 2018
Pros: - Everyday challenge
- Rapidly growing
- Nice kitchen
- Flexible hours
- Good pay
Cons: - Benefits do not match Canadian standards.
- Outdated technology in some areas makes it hard to learn and grow.
- Promotion and career advancement can be tricky because of the monolithic architecture; only certain teams, who work closely with the core of the monolith, have a chance of being visible for their everyday work.
- 5.0Great people and great productSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 9, 2015Pros: - Great collaboration between Ops, Engineering, and QA. Makes it easy to get stuff done. - Minimal politics at the engineering level. - Great culture, smart and friendly coworkers with no egos to get in the way. - Pretty easy to shift between teams if you get bored or want to work on different skills. - Lenient PTO and work from home policies. - Fantastic support from upper management. - Very successful product and the company is going somewhere.Cons: - middling benefits (no 401k matching, no gym memberships, etc.) - heavyweights are starting to enter the field - rapid growth leads to more work than people at times
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 7, 2021Pros: Great flexibility and growth. PTO is uncapped. Amazing networks. Strong and understanding leadership.Cons: Unmatched 401k. No signing bonus, although good benefits.
- 4.0Great Place to Work, but limited learning/growing capacitySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 5, 2018Pros: - Everyday challenge - Rapidly growing - Nice kitchen - Flexible hours - Good payCons: - Benefits do not match Canadian standards. - Outdated technology in some areas makes it hard to learn and grow. - Promotion and career advancement can be tricky because of the monolithic architecture; only certain teams, who work closely with the core of the monolith, have a chance of being visible for their everyday work.
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