I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Did a project first at home for 4 hours PASSED, then onsite programming for 4 hours PASSED, then face to face interview with 4-5 people, each one took 45mins. Finally failed with one interviewer. He cannot understand bit operation very well. Spending a long time to explain what n&(n-1) is doing and using this and a loop could count the 1 bits in a integer. The interviewer is too weak, don't want to work with guys like him.
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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.