I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Okta (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Fairly standard, started with screening call with the internal recruiter and then progressed with remote interviews with a peer, the hiring manager, Director and then was flown to HQ in San Francisco for a series of interviews with a members of the Customer Success Team, Regional Sales Manager, Professional Services Director, peer, technical marketing team leaders and then another Customer Success Regional Manager. It is a long, thorough process...but everyone, and I mean everyone, were on-time, professional, courteous, well-meaning and interviews were not repetitious. You knew the organization was truly searching for best fit for the role and the team, and that interviewers were being upfront and realistic.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta in May 2022
Interview
After the first interview with the recruiting team, they let me know the manager who’s team I would be interviewing for was going to be on leave. The first two interviews were great. After the presentation round (final round) they the interview panel let me know they didn’t know what the manager on leave was looking for for her team which made me feel this process was a waste of my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First 2 interviews were questions around the job and your experience.
Presentation is definitely tailored more for someone who works within the company. A lot of research and a lot of time is needed if you don’t work within the company.
The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (Washington, DC)
Interview
The process was typical for larger SaaS companies. 3-5 weeks. Several 1:1 interviews with various people ending with a final round presentation. Recruiter(s) were not always the most responsive. I had to check in and follow up first more then I would have liked. But the experience overall was positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Several situational questions. ex. What’s an example of a time when you had to overcome an obstacle with a customer. How did you get through it. What was the resolution.