The Identity Platform Securing Every Connection
The consensus on Okta: Genuinely flexible Dynamic Work policy, solid comp, and mission-driven security work — but culture varies by team, and recent layoffs have rattled some employees. Ask about your specific org during interviews.
Founded in 2009 by Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest, Okta built the identity platform that secures logins for over 19,000 organizations worldwide. The company's "Dynamic Work" policy is one of its strongest cultural signals — employees set their own schedules and locations based on role and preference, with no mandatory office days. Compensation is competitive (rated 4.0/5), and work-life balance is solid with initiatives like no-meeting Fridays. The identity and security mission gives engineers meaningful work protecting billions of authentication events. The challenge: at ~6,000 employees, culture varies across departments, and 2026 layoffs have dented confidence in stability.
Identity and access management platform handling billions of authentication events. Workforce Identity, Customer Identity, and Privileged Access products serving 19,000+ organizations globally.
Engineers work on zero-trust architecture, threat detection, and identity governance at massive scale. Every feature ships to production protecting real organizations from breaches.
~6,000 employees across 15 countries. Engineering teams organized by product area with dedicated SRE, security, and platform teams. Dynamic Work enables distributed collaboration.