Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palo Alto Networks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 72 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palo Alto Networks overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palo Alto Networks as a Software Engineer according to 72 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks
Interview
I applied through a referral. Got a mail within a week for scheduling the first round.
Second round consisted of three technical interviews of 45 mins each with the director and senior managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Usual resume related question and coding on python
first round - square a sorted array and return a sorted array
second round - 1) Maximum element in a window of size k in linear time (leetcode hard)
2) reverse a link list and delete node in BST
3) Verify if a tree is a BST
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.