Okta interview questions

46 questions13 coding3 system design30 behavioral5 freeUpdated

This is every question in the Okta guide, in one list: 13 coding problems, 3 system designs and 30 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Okta interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 5 are free to read in full. The other 41 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Okta coding interview questions

13 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. The 2 tagged OA are covered in the online assessment lessons. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Abusive IP Detection From an Access LogFreeOAMediumThe CodeSignal OA
2Parse and Validate IPv4 AddressesFreeOAEasyThe CodeSignal OA
3Premium hard problemCodingHardArrays, Heaps & Graphs
4Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Heaps & Graphs
5Premium hard problemCodingHardArrays, Heaps & Graphs
6Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Heaps & Graphs
7Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Heaps & Graphs
8Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Heaps & Graphs
9Premium medium problemCodingMediumLLD & Concurrency
10Premium medium problemCodingMediumLLD & Concurrency
11Premium medium problemCodingMediumLLD & Concurrency
12Failed-Login Detector: Review and FixFreeCodingMediumCode Review & Debugging
13IP Allowlist: Review and Fix the CIDR MathFreeCodingMediumCode Review & Debugging

Okta system design interview questions

3 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design a Notification ServiceFree
2Design a Secure Ingestion Pipeline (Premium)
3Design an Identity-Flavored API (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Okta behavioral interview questions

30 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Build and own it (4)

All 4 are Premium

Always secure. Always on. (4)

All 4 are Premium

Love our customers (3)

All 3 are Premium

Prioritization, stakeholders, and decision-making (4)

All 4 are Premium

Conflict and collaboration (4)

All 4 are Premium

A mistake or a failure (3)

All 3 are Premium

Mentorship and leadership (4)

All 4 are Premium

Why Okta, and why now (4)

All 4 are Premium

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Premium opens the 41 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Okta interview guide?

46: 13 coding problems, 3 system designs and 30 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Okta interview questions come from?

Of the 13 coding problems, 2 come from the online assessment and 11 from the coding rounds. The 3 system designs and 30 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Okta interview questions are free?

5 of the 46 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 41 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.