Okta Software Engineer interview experience

I applied through a mix of referral and direct applications, and a recruiter reached out after I put myself in the pipeline.

By the time I got into the technical portion I was focused on how to structure that system—thinking through the design questions that come with building something like a rental service. The timeline I experienced pointed to a May 2026 window, and the work was aligned with the kind of system design evaluation expected for a staff-level track.

I didn’t have much detail in what I shared beyond the design topic, but it was enough to know the main technical emphasis. The