I joined Okta three and a half years ago to launch our APAC operations. Those early discussions at our first Sydney HQ – my kitchen – were focused on the massive opportunity to usher in the next generation of technology, the cloud, which then was only just starting to...

Programmer’s Day is celebrated on the 256th day of the year, and this year, it’s on Wednesday, September 13. This number is important in the binary space, the mathematical foundations that computer science is built on. Computer values are stored in bits, and 8 bits form a byte. With...

At one of our Oktane17 super-sessions, Girls Who Code Founder and CEO Reshma Saujani gave a powerful talk about the need for more women filling technical roles. "We have to close the gender gap so we don't leave powerful technical solutions on the...

My name is Mackenzie and as the Corporate Marketing Intern this summer, I’m here to give you a sneak peek into what it’s like to work at Okta. In between Giants’ games and spy mission games through the streets of San Francisco, the 42 interns who chose...

This summer, Adobe hosted 100 high school girls in partnership with Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology, for a seven-week summer immersion program. The girls who participated learned the basics of coding while creating a network of sisterhood and professional role models...

From discovering this blog post to downloading product resources , every step of your journey through okta.com has been thoughtfully curated thanks to Jamie Lee Rice, Okta’s Director of Web Marketing . Jamie Lee and her team genuinely care about creating web experiences that showcase...

Community has always been a critical part of Okta: connecting people is at the heart of not only our product, but also our company culture. Last year we formalized our commitment to connecting with our community by taking the 1% Pledge , allocating our time, product, and equity...

Solving problems is universal at Okta. But solving API problems for both internal teams and customers, across all time zones, earned Keith Casey his somewhat official title of Problem Solver. We were excited to sit down with Keith to learn more about how he enables Okta’s sales...

I recently joined Okta as the Executive Director of Okta for Good , our corporate social impact initiative. In my first few weeks, I met with numerous leaders and employees, many of whom asked the same questions: “What makes a successful social impact program? What is Okta’s unique...

Okta’s headquarters have been based in San Francisco since the company was founded. It's a fantastic city to live and work in, but we're excited to expand with a brand new office—our second headquarters—in San Jose.

Why San Jose? San Jose has been called the capital of...