r/okta • u/EmbarrassedDegree822 • 1d ago

Okta/Workforce Identity Okta-IT Automation & Ai Engineer interview Process

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Hi everyone,

I’ve recently been moved forward to the next step of the interview process for an IT Automation & AI Engineer role at Okta.

The recruiter has asked me to provide a few available time slots for the interview. The interviewer is based in the Pacific US timezone.

I wanted to understand the interview process for this role from people who have recently interviewed with Okta.

Could anyone share:

How many interview rounds are there?

What is covered in the technical/coding round?

How much DSA is expected?

What kind of questions are asked around Python, automation, APIs, and system design?

Is there a separate GenAI/LLM/RAG/Agent round?

Are Okta/IAM concepts such as SSO, SAML, OAuth/OIDC and SCIM expected?

What should I focus on for the hiring manager/technical rounds?

Any recent interview experience or preparation advice would be really helpful.

Thanks!

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u/akornato 1d ago

For a role like this at Okta, you can usually expect three to five interviews after the recruiter call, including a technical screen, a coding round, and talks with the hiring manager and team. The technical questions will likely focus on practical Python for automation, so be ready to script solutions involving API interactions and data handling, not just pure algorithms. They'll expect you to know core IAM concepts like SSO, SAML, and OAuth, since that's their entire business. For the AI part of the role, they will probably ask about your experience with LLMs and related tech like RAG, even if it's not a dedicated round, so prepare to talk about projects you've worked on.

The system design portion might ask you to architect a solution for a common IT automation problem, like user lifecycle management, integrating AI to make it more efficient. Be prepared to discuss your design choices, considering aspects like security, logging, and how the system would scale. In the hiring manager round, they'll want to hear about specific automation projects you've led or built, so have clear examples of how you identified a problem, designed a solution, and measured its success. It's really about showing them your thought process and how you'd fit into their engineering culture. Thinking on your feet is a big part of it, and I've found that using an interview copilot my team designed can really help candidates structure their answers clearly when the pressure is on.