Good company, but people are worked too hard
Good company, but people are worked too hard
Okta is doing great things. They have very smart people on staff, and they are mostly friendly. Benefits are good as well.
If you got in early, stock options are quite valuable.
The team that I was on was severely understaffed (less than half of what was needed). It was not uncommon to work extremely long hours to get things done, even with other projects and tasks slipping because there was simply not enough bandwidth.
There was an open headcount, but one person on the team was moved to another team and the headcount was suspended due to budget issues.
Remote employees are often treated as second class. There were numerous times I was on a scheduled meeting, but the organizer never dialed in.
Equity regrants were minuscule compared to initial offer.
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Software Engineer Intern
Applied at a career fair and secured an on-site interview. The first round was relatively easy, focusing on experiences. Subsequently, I had a phone interview where I was asked to find the largest k numbers from an array.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
After passing the OA, the hiring manager arranged a call. This was followed by two technical interviews, which asked about your experiences and included some test-related questions. Finally, there was an offer call. The interviewer was very nice.
Staff Security Engineer
Easy fundamental questions: * Explain XSS. * Explain OWASP Top 10. Review code in Ruby for security issues, highlight them all, and explain how you would fix them. Discuss tooling like SAST and DAST. Simple questions about your background and why
Software Engineer Intern
United StatesJanuary 27, 2014Applied at a career fair and secured an on-site interview. The first round was relatively easy, focusing on experiences. Subsequently, I had a phone interview where I was asked to find the largest k numbers from an array.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 15, 2023After passing the OA, the hiring manager arranged a call. This was followed by two technical interviews, which asked about your experiences and included some test-related questions. Finally, there was an offer call. The interviewer was very nice.
Staff Security Engineer
CanadaSeptember 4, 2024Easy fundamental questions: * Explain XSS. * Explain OWASP Top 10. Review code in Ruby for security issues, highlight them all, and explain how you would fix them. Discuss tooling like SAST and DAST. Simple questions about your background and why
