I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Okta in Sep 2025
Interview
Unnecessarily chaotic interview process. Okta clearly is struggling with leadership clarity. The process was changed several times after the initial outline from the recruiter and hiring manager. A technical assessment was unrelated to the role itself. A 30 minute presentation and Q&A with leadership was virtual. Several other meetings were added after the final round. Questions were not aligned to the posted job description. Meetings were delayed and rescheduled multiple times, despite tight dues dates for deliverables (technical assessment and slide deck were required to be submitted ahead of time). I can't overstate how misguided and unprofessional this entire process was from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach integrating AI workflows into an evolving go-to-market motion while AI technology itself is evolving quickly?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta in Sep 2025
Interview
Standard big tech interview process. It was 7/8 rounds total. Recruiter call, HM call, 3-person panel, presentation to a group of 3, then VP interview. The recruiter was great throughout; overall had a very good experience until the very end. Very unprofessional behavior at the end. Was given a verbal offer on a Friday, and by Monday (had a call to review the offer) was told that the recruiting team was blindsided by an internal candidate and they had been hired. Recruiter said that this was not normal practice, and they weren't even aware of the person taking the role, as they didn't go through the normal protocol with external candidates. No feedback given outside of "you did excellent, it was just given to an internal candidate". Just a ridiculously disappointing experience, and felt very unprofessional at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a Product you launched, what went well, what went bad? How would you change it?
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (Farringdon, England) in Oct 2021
Interview
Quick and efficient. Done over several steps, all virtual and everyone was on time and very polite. Questioned on business and owners but not a lot on the product itself