I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FireEye (Milpitas, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Had 7 rounds of interview. Mostly technical stuff. Questions related to OSI layers, Malware, Python scripting, SQL and linux.
1. What are the OSI layers. Name some protocols in each layer.
2. Linux commands to configure a linux system
3. How to install a dual boot Linux system
4. DNS attack, IP Spoofing.
5. Join/DISTINCT command in SQL.
6. Python scripts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. 2 Puzzles to solve. I cannot remember the exact ones.
2. Write a python script to delete records older than 45 days in a folder.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at FireEye (Dublin, Dublin) in Oct 2015
Interview
The interview was in 3 parts:
- Well designed Tech test
- Face to face interview with peers
- Face to face management
There was a quick turn around in terms of a response, and I was offered a place within a few days.
This process was very enjoyable and didn't waste time like other interviews I've seen. Which placed large time periods between the various stages.
Was called in for an interview.
Was interviewed by the hiring manager, team lead and the dev lead, followed by a written test
It was almost a full day event.
FireEye interviews FAQs
Senior Software QA Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at FireEye with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software QA Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at FireEye overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at FireEye as a Senior Software QA Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
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