Okta is an identity and access management software provider with roughly 5,600 employees worldwide. Current records show the company added more than 500 new team members while about 700 employees departed, reflecting a workforce that is actively realigning with business priorities. Headcount is spread across technical, customer-facing, and corporate functions, underscoring the broad capabilities required to support its cloud-based security platform.
Sales and Support is the largest group at Okta, employing about 1,786 people—just under one-third of the total workforce. Engineering follows closely with 1,744 employees, highlighting the organization’s continued investment in product innovation. Other notable teams include Marketing and Product (568), Business Management (425), and Finance & Administration (256). Smaller but essential functions such as Information Technology (206), Human Resources (202), Operations (191), Program & Project Management (51), and a collective “Other” category (166) round out the staff distribution.
Okta maintains a sizable presence in San Francisco, where approximately 719 employees are based. Additional U.S. hubs include Seattle (208), Chicago (184), Washington, D.C. (155), New York (152), and Austin (80). Outside the United States, the company’s footprint extends to Toronto (139), Bengaluru (137), and London (65). The remaining workforce—about 587 people—is distributed across various smaller offices and remote locations, illustrating Okta’s blend of centralized and distributed operations.