Senior Security Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Palo Alto Networks with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Security Researcher roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Senior Security Researcher according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 31%
Phone interview: 23%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Sep 2022
Interview
only went through one - I get an offer from the head of research department. after that - spoke with HR, only for deciding on a date for an interview from the team leader. all of the people above were very very nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. explain Pass the ticket 2. explain pass the ticket 3. explain how PSEXCEC works
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jul 2025
Interview
30 min phone screening with a research manager then a 2 hours on-site interview with 2 managers. Next 90 minutes interview with the group director, finally HR interview where they ask for recommendations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is DLL side loading and how would you detect it
I applied online. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Apr 2025
Interview
Applied online. Recruiter talked with me on the phone about a week and a half later, we talked about the role, my current role, my experience, what and why I am looking for.
Then a phone screening call with the team leader and then on site tech interview.
Everyone was overall nice and professional in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was requested to read C code, tell what it does, spot vulns and explain how I would exploit them without and with mitigations. Along the way some questions about Linux internals.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jul 2023
Interview
Casual interview, with common questions. Walk through questions that are related to the product it self (in my case - Palo alto xdr and how end point security works)
They interview me for one position and after that they recommended to another position.