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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 10, 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta in May 2022

      Interview

      Submitted an application online with an initial 30 minute phone interview to discuss the position, the interview process and identify next steps. First interview was an hour session with the team lead that included a beginner-level coding challenge. Second interview was a 45-minute session with the hiring manager that included dialogue using the STAR format and that ended with time to ask interviewer questions. Third interview was an hour session with an architect that included a medium-level coding challenge. Fourth interview was a 45-minute session with an architect that included a system design challenge. Fifth interview was an hour session with an architect that included a medium-level coding challenge. I was informed via an automated message that I was no longer a candidate for the position.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      Convert a list of Java object to another list of Java object
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Design a data synchronization solution similar to dropbox
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Code a method to merge sorted arrays
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Code a solution to identify a winner in a game using constant time
      Answer question
      2

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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 7, 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Okta (Bengaluru) in Oct 2023

      Interview

      6 interviews: 1. Engineering Manager general discussion 2 - System Design 3 - System Design 4 - System Design 5 - Leadership and team fitment 6 - Programming and system design

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Building Machine Learning platforms given some constraints
      Answer question
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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 13, 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Okta

      Interview

      The phone screen was given within few days, and then it was end of the year. So, the onsite happened the first week of the year. Over all, smooth process and the interviewers were nice. One initial phone screen and 5 onsite virtual interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Easy/medium LC problems. I got one game board design and couple of BST problems. Threading design ...
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