Early Careers at Okta
Okta’s Early Careers program helps students, recent graduates, and early professionals launch meaningful careers. We offer internships, new graduate roles, and pathways like our Sales Development Program to help you grow, learn, and build what’s next.
We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you
The Okta and Auth0 Platforms help everyone secure and control their digital presence.
What is Okta
As the World’s Identity Company, Okta helps people securely access the technologies they need to learn, work, and connect—anytime, anywhere. Our identity solutions protect logins and manage access for organizations around the world, making it easier and safer to use any technology.
Top brands trust Okta
Two thirds of the Fortune 100 and thousands of other organizations count on Okta for their Identity-powered journeys.
Why work at Okta?
Life inside Okta
The people, places, and culture that shape us.
“As part of the Generative AI team, I worked on building an MCP server that allows AI agents to securely interact with external systems. It was exciting to contribute to real, forward-looking work so early in my career.”
Awais Choudhary
Software Engineering Intern - Generative AI - University of Waterloo
“What I really like about my internship is that every day is different. Today, my mentor asked if I could take on an API integration and said it might be a bit challenging. I told them, ‘If it’s a challenge, I’ll learn something—so yeah, why not!’”
Gurkamal Maan
Product Analyst Intern - People Technology - San Jose State University
“What I really love about working at Okta is the balance between doing meaningful work and having the freedom to learn and grow. There's a strong sense of trust between managers and interns; you’re encouraged to manage your own schedule, which helps reduce stress and lets you focus on doing your best.”
Linda Yan
Software Engineering Intern - Workflows - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“I like how inclusive Okta is. We see Todd, Okta’s CEO, around the office on a daily basis, we are constantly invited to really important meetings, and encouraged to network and to reach out to employees of any status. I feel like everyone is just a part of one big team, and everyone wants to see each other succeed.”
Annabel Filippini
Product Analyst Intern - University of Michigan
“I love working at Okta because of the talented and supportive people I get to learn from everyday. The mission of Okta to better the lives of its customers is truly inspiring, and the dedication and care of each person I have met here cannot be understated.”
Mason Stark
Software Engineering Intern - Universal Directory - Carnegie Mellon
Our Values
Love our customers.
We love (yes, love) our customers — and do what it takes to earn their love back.
Always secure. Always on.
We build, educate, and advocate for a safer world, with pride and commitment to our mission-critical role.
Build and own it.
We are builders and owners of Okta, who care deeply about the work we do and who we do it with.
Drive what’s next.
We are The World’s Identity Company, delivering the future of Identity.
Locations far and wide
Okta is headquartered in San Francisco and has office in 15 countries around the globe, which means our expertise and reach know no bounds.
Frequently asked questions
Our Tech internships are posted in late Summer to early Fall. MBA internships are posted in October. Sales, Marketing, and Operations roles are posted in early Winter.
For interns, we offer 12-week paid programs in the US, and 16-week paid programs in Canada during the summer. We also offer paid internship opportunities in India, Australia, and Ireland. Please visit our RippleMatch page for current positions in North America and our Careers website for all other areas.
We also have a Sales Development program for those early in their Sales career.
We hire interns in our key offices: San Francisco, Chicago, Bellevue (a suburb of Seattle), Toronto, Dublin, Bangalore, and Sydney. Interns work on a hybrid basis - some days you'll work from the office and some days you'll work from home. Managers and their organization will establish the frequency you'll go into the office to meet priorities.
The best way to stay connected with our team is by joining our Talent Community which can be found at the top of this page or our careers page.
Software Engineers, Software Engineer Developers in Test, Site Reliability Engineers, Product Analysts and so much more. Non Tech - Sales, Customer Success, Product Marketing, Technical Account Management and so much more.
We offer a variety of growth and development opportunities as well as networking and fun events. Each intern is paired with an experienced dedicated mentor, early career is paired with a buddy, that offers 1:1 support in addition to management.
We typically hire rising Seniors for Internship positions.
New Graduate roles require graduating within 12 months of the start date.
Technical roles:
CodeSignal pre-screen
Recruiter screen (30min)
Technical interview I (60min Live CodeSignal- problem-solving, algorithms)
Technical interview II (60min live CodeSignal - data structures) & Hiring Manager interview (30min)
Non Tech roles:
Recruiter screen (30min)
Team member interviews
Hiring Manager interview
Ready to start your career at Okta?
Explore internships, new grad roles, and programs built to help you grow your skills, find your path, and shape the future.