
Okta Behavioral Interview for AI Engineer — Security-, Reliability-, and Customer-Obsessed Fit
This behavioral interview evaluates how an AI Engineer aligns with Okta’s culture of customer trust, security-first thinking, transparency, and high-velocity execution. Expect structured, scenario-driven questions (often STAR-based) probing how you’ve handled ambiguous problems, collaborated with security and product partners, and balanced rapid delivery with privacy, compliance, and reliability needs typical of an identity platform. Focus areas include: 1) Owning high-stakes incidents and learning from them (postmortems, blameless culture, communication with customers/internal stakeholders). 2) Building responsibly with AI/ML in identity contexts—risk assessment, data governance, privacy-by-design, model/feature gating, and safe rollouts. 3) Cross-functional collaboration—partnering with Security, Trust & Risk, SRE, Product, and Customer Support to deliver customer value while meeting stringent standards. 4) Bias for action with guardrails—navigating trade-offs among speed, security, and compliance; making principled decisions; documenting rationale. 5) Customer empathy—translating enterprise customer requirements (availability, access control, auditability) into deliverables; managing difficult conversations and expectation-setting. 6) Ownership and accountability—end-to-end responsibility for services, on-call readiness, and continuous improvement. 7) Inclusion and communication—clear written/verbal communication across distributed teams; mentoring and elevating others. The interviewer will ask for specific, recent examples, dive deep on your decision-making, and look for evidence of learning loops, measurable outcomes, and alignment with Okta’s mission to connect people and technology securely.
8 minutes
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About This Interview
Interview Type
BEHAVIOURAL
Difficulty Level
3/5
Interview Tips
• Research the company thoroughly
• Practice common questions
• Prepare your STAR method responses
• Dress appropriately for the role