Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
February 8, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.
- First round: Chat with the hiring manager
- Second round: Take-home assignment, implement a rate limiter endpoint
- Third round: Code walkthrough and discuss assignment with the team, and answer questions related to it.
Questions
Regular behaviour questions with the hiring manager and discussing past experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Okta Staff Software Engineer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Okta's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral0%
Negative60%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Okta's Staff Software Engineer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Okta Work Experiences
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.
3.0
Too many re-orgs
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 19, 2025
Pros: - Always pushing for improvement.
- Employee benefits are good.
- Remote-friendly work environment.
Cons: - Scattered teams, less teamwork
- Too many reorgs and layoffs
- Stressful working culture
5.0
Average Work, Awesome Perks
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 12, 2021
Pros: Work-life balance - there is no rush to finish things as of yesterday.
Amazing perks - 100% health/dental/vision, a whole work-from-office setup (chair/table/34" monitor), phone/internet reimbursement. You are basically taken care of so that you are productive.
Best-in-class remuneration.
Cons: Inorganic growth to the codebase can be deemed as high in learning and low in productivity. Though, at least people have started to chip off the monolith to make it more service-oriented.
- 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.
- 3.0Too many re-orgsStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaFebruary 19, 2025Pros: - Always pushing for improvement. - Employee benefits are good. - Remote-friendly work environment.Cons: - Scattered teams, less teamwork - Too many reorgs and layoffs - Stressful working culture
- 5.0Average Work, Awesome PerksStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 12, 2021Pros: Work-life balance - there is no rush to finish things as of yesterday. Amazing perks - 100% health/dental/vision, a whole work-from-office setup (chair/table/34" monitor), phone/internet reimbursement. You are basically taken care of so that you are productive. Best-in-class remuneration.Cons: Inorganic growth to the codebase can be deemed as high in learning and low in productivity. Though, at least people have started to chip off the monolith to make it more service-oriented.
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