Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Applied online, received the coding challenge, and then was called in for the first round of the interview. The process was very smooth and fast. The entire process took about two weeks from completing the coding challenge to receiving the offer.
Questions
A fairly hard coding challenge that requires an understanding of software design.
The process includes one technical interview. Passing this leads to three more interviews: two technical and one behavioral.
The technical interviews featured LeetCode Medium and easy questions, followed by discussions on past projects.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Okta Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Okta's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Okta's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Okta Work Experiences
- 4.0It was great!Software Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2025Pros: WLB, people are open to talk, straightforward interview process.Cons: Teams seem overloaded with work.
- 5.0Loved It, But Growth?Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2025Pros: I loved it. Identity king.Cons: Nothing in particular. Stagnating growth could be one.
- 5.0A good company to work at.Senior Machine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2025Pros: - Lots of growth opportunities - Friendly coworkers willing to help - Great benefitsCons: Nothing really; everything seems good.
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