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← Okta

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at Okta

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorOutcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2025

5-round junior fullstack process. Fundamentals mattered as much as getting to an answer.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Spiral order traversal of a matrix.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #matrix
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Kth largest element in an array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #heap#quickselect
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Product of array except self.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#prefix-sum
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Lowest common ancestor of a binary tree.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a URL health checker with a concurrency limit.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement a leaderboard API backed by a sorted set.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #redis#ranking
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) and how to improve them.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How do you code-split and lazy-load a route?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #bundling#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain optimistic vs pessimistic locking.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • A time you influenced a decision without authority.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #influence#star
  • Describe something you shipped that you were not proud of.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #tradeoffs#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.