Is Okta a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Okta have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Okta employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Okta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Okta .

Does Okta pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Okta with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Okta.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Okta?

96% of Software Developer employees at Okta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Okta with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Okta?

Account Executive (131) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109) , Sales (63) , Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (39) , Solutions Engineer (35) , Customer Success Manager (28) , Director (25) , Enterprise Account Executive (25) , Sales Development Representative (25) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (24) , Staff Software Engineer (22) , Sales Representative (20) , Manager (19) , Marketing (18)

What are the pros of working at Okta according to real employee reviews?

"Co Founders Great products Great people Widely accepted in marketplace and crushing competition" ((in 162 reviews)); "Good benefits and pay package" ((in 130 reviews)); "Pay is good except for this year the stock portion of salaries was eroded by the stock prices slump." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (for now)" ((in 80 reviews)); "The team was great and very transparent about the expectations." ((in 74 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Okta according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management all around." ((in 65 reviews)); "Annual layoffs followed by huge cuts to commission." ((in 38 reviews)); "Some of the Managers have no clue on identity but still allocated Director title" ((in 35 reviews)); "Upper management has lost the plot." ((in 14 reviews)); "A bit bloated in middle management and the BT org could use an overhaul." ((in 13 reviews))

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4.2

96% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Todd McKinnon

95% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Okta with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Okta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Aug 15, 2016

Best company

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, flexible PTO, environment, opportunities, growth, and many more!

Cons

Really cannot think of anything.

5.0

Apr 9, 2016

Awesome team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Sharp engineers around and always willing to help * Management really cares about your career growth

Cons

* Would be great if release cycle can be shorten even more, which would help reduce engineering fix pressure * Engineer should be encouraged to have more ownership in products

5.0

Dec 24, 2015

Strong engineering team, many challenges, good product, promising IPO

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong engineering team - Goo product with a lot of market demand - Room to have impact on a successful company - Opportunity to solve hard problems - Good compensation/benefits - Still Pre-IPO - Management that cares about career path for employees both on management path or as individual contributer

Cons

Okta has doubled the engineering team every year in the past 3 years, and as a result, its sometimes challenging to keep up with the constantly growing and changing team.

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