Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palo Alto Networks with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palo Alto Networks overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palo Alto Networks as a Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 11%
Other: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA) in Sept 2018
Interview
1) Had 2 technical phone interview for 45 Min
2) Onsite coding round ( Algorithmic question to test C programming skills)
3) 6 rounds onsite
All the interviewers very nice and friendly , really felt amazing after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Spinlocks
2) Lockless programming
3) Synchronization prmitives in Multithreading
4) Design questions about firewall
5) Current trending fields in fast packet processing
very smooth process, they have a help session to talk about interview process and how you can prepare also warning not to use AI etc. it was very informational and helped ease the nerves quite a bit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked me how i had a problem with an employer and solved it
Telling about myself and asking questions to an interviewer, telling about the job I worked at recently.
In addition, there were coding and architecture questions.
Overall the interview was average, the people were nice and it was a good experience.
An easy tech interview starting with a friendly chat, simple coding questions, and clear expectations. The interviewer guides you, values problem solving, and focuses on understanding rather than trick questions.