Antiquated tech and process - Software Engineer Okta Employee Review

1.0
Jul 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My coworkers were friendly and supportive. No-meetings are allowed to be scheduled on Thursdays and it's a company-wide WFH day. Decent comp package.

Cons

The tech stack is a joke; monolithic Java stack, and Chef-based deployments. The process around planning is so heavy when it came to monthly and weekly sprint planning that I felt like I was constantly in meetings. Okta has a "Technical Program Management" that is basically a team of glorified Scrum Masters where the majority of them are non-technical. Okta felt like a rest and vest sort of company where I can't fathom why anyone wishing to grow their technical skills would even entertain wanting to work there. Okta is also a very "email heavy" culture.

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5.0
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Pros

Fantastic team and work life balance

Cons

No contract renewal due to budget constraints

2.0
Jul 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work with some great people, ok benefits and good 401k match

Cons

They over-hire and over-manage, then layoff without notice and quietly so it doesn't effect stock price. They also overspend on office perks that no one cares about.

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