Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
June 16, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Screening round: DSA based one problem (stack based)
- DSA round: 2 problems (one array and one graph based)
- Debugging: Need to find bugs in a function and resolve it
- HLD Design round
- Hiring Manager Round
Questions
- Parenthesis matching in screening round.
- Graph traversal in DSA.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Okta Staff Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Okta's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Okta's Staff Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Okta Work Experiences
1.0
Toxic Culture, No Autonomy
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 31, 2025
Pros: Global org, so you'll get to travel every now and then to the US. However, this will change over a couple of months.
Cons: Toxic, locally and globally. Everyone's perpetually scared on when they could be laid off. Managers are mere puppets here and run on orders from the US. No autonomy. The hiring team will give you a rosy picture, but if you ask more, they're horrible liars. Save yourself, run while you can.
5.0
Learning Growth, Long Hours
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 5, 2025
Pros: There are a lot of new things to learn.
Cons: Work can go beyond 10 hours/day.
1.0
Career Ruined, One Person's Feedback
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 27, 2023
Pros: Nothing is good in this organization.
Cons: This company only runs on one person's feedback. To ruin their career, they will hire.
- 1.0Toxic Culture, No AutonomyStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 31, 2025Pros: Global org, so you'll get to travel every now and then to the US. However, this will change over a couple of months.Cons: Toxic, locally and globally. Everyone's perpetually scared on when they could be laid off. Managers are mere puppets here and run on orders from the US. No autonomy. The hiring team will give you a rosy picture, but if you ask more, they're horrible liars. Save yourself, run while you can.
- 5.0Learning Growth, Long HoursStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 5, 2025Pros: There are a lot of new things to learn.Cons: Work can go beyond 10 hours/day.
- 1.0Career Ruined, One Person's FeedbackStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 27, 2023Pros: Nothing is good in this organization.Cons: This company only runs on one person's feedback. To ruin their career, they will hire.
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