6 Interview Experiences
Gating: Round 1 is pass/fail. Loop is Round 2, 3, 4 and then Round 5 is HMInterviewer seniority: Round 1 was a Senior Engineer. Rounds 2 and 3 were both Staff Software Engineers — essentially peers to the role. Round 4 (System Design) was an Architec
I recently interviewed for the Senior Software Engineer (Node.js) role at Okta and wanted to share my experience. Hopefully this gives others an idea of what to expect while preparing.Applied viaNaukri.comTimelineThe entire process took around 16–17
Okta Staff Engineer Interview ExperienceStatus: Selected ✅ YOE: 10+ Tech Stack: Java Full StackRecently interviewed with Okta for a Staff Engineer role. Sharing my interview experience in case it helps others preparing for senior/staff-level backend
Timeline - May 2026 YOE : 8.5+ Years Current (Most Recent Company) : SMTS(IC3) at Oracle (Laid off in September 2025) College - IITKApplied through referral and also to multiple jobs directly at portal, Recruiter reached out to me and here's the inte
Interview Experience: Okta | Staff Frontend Engineer | May 2026Status: RejectedRole: Staff Frontend EngineerFormat: 30-Minute Slot (Extended to 1 Hour) | Coding & Technical DiscussionPlatform: BrightHire Recorder & Code SignalThe Interview Breakdown1
Hi everyone,I have an upcoming interview with Okta for a Senior Software Engineer role, and the recruiter mentioned the process will have 4 rounds: Technical screening DSA round System design Managerial round I wanted to understand the actual intervi