Coding fluency
Implement an LRU cache. Explain your data structures, test capacity one, and walk through an eviction.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Correctness, edge cases, and time / space complexity.
Prepare for Okta with a focused mix of coding, design, and communication. Start with your job description and confirm the interview loop with your recruiter.
6 Practice picks
3 Interview reports
5 Levels mapped
01 / MAKE YOUR NEXT SESSION COUNT
Your preparation, made concrete.
System design
Design a notification service. Clarify delivery guarantees, model the data, then handle retries and duplicate events.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Clear requirements, a working baseline, and explicit trade-offs.
Behavioral storytelling
Describe a technical decision you changed after receiving feedback. Explain your contribution and the outcome.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Specific actions, honest reflection, and measurable impact.
BEFORE YOU PRACTICE
Ask your recruiter.
Get the details that a generic company guide cannot know.
- Which team and level is this opening for, and what does success look like?
- What rounds, durations, and evaluation criteria should I prepare for?
- Which languages, tools, and AI assistance are permitted?
- Will design focus on frontend, backend, infrastructure, or another specialty?
- Are there accommodations or preparation materials I should request?
Okta practice problems
Company-linked challenges and related lessons from our library. Not a prediction of your interview.
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Missing Number In Unsorted
Challenge
Difficulty 5/10
String From Binary Tree
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Implement a Graph
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Bottom Left Node Value
Challenge
Difficulty 8/10
Convert Number to Words
Challenge
Difficulty 3/10
Is An Anagram
Real interview experiences
3 reports from candidates who interviewed at Okta.
What people at Okta say
Reviews originally posted on Glassdoor.
Awesome people, great culture, startup vibe, good perks, Transparency, CEO does a Friday all hands and takes questions from employees, high growth
Amazing learning and career opportunity. In terms of the software processes and management this company is on the cutting edge.
My coworkers were friendly and supportive. No-meetings are allowed to be scheduled on Thursdays and it's a company-wide WFH day. Decent comp package.
Most of the people in Engineering are smart, talented and hard working. At the same time, egos are at a minimum and good ideas are always appreciated. I like that most of the Engineering managers are quite technical and very approachable right up to the CTO. Unlike the typical enterprise company, we are very fast-paced and believe in continuous delivery.
I have been working at Okta for year and a half. Its been an amazing experience. The best thing I love about Okta is that there is a lot of opportunity for growth for fresh engineers. You are gonna learn so much and its going to build a solid foundation for your future. Colleagues are cooperative and set achievable goals for you in each sprint. We are agile so you get a perfect balance between development and testing environments.
Inside the workplace