I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
the usual routine 3 to 8 weeks process, I've interviewed at palo alto networks santa clara, CA in april of 2017. The company is great, but some people are not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR process is well matured and they know what they are doing.
Often people say the employees leave their bosses, not the organization.
We need to add one more - people won't join a boss, even though the organization is a great.
I had this so called boss in one of the round, with high 'why should I hire you attitude'. Truly the success of the company got into his brain, probably he's long timer ;-) but sure he knows some/many concepts wrong and he makes an argument. I told I beg to differ and you can check, I know for sure he's not open for learning and don't want to check either. I know for sure he won't recommend for the next round, exactly the same thing happened. I wouldn't have joined him either.
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.