I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Proofpoint (New York, NY) in Sep 2023
Interview
I had 3 rounds interview including 1 Technical and 3 managerial rounds and offered. Technical interview was thorough and managerial rounds were done with due diligence. Recruiter engagement was great during the entire process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you performed HTTPS decryption
How do you improve performance of processing a piece of code
Explain projects that you have done relevant to the job req
I applied online. I interviewed at Proofpoint in Sep 2017
Interview
Had one round of phone interview with some system design questions and REST API. After this went well, went for the on-site interview. Complete BS. One abhorrent Architect, extremely rude, would cut every little thing I tried to say, claiming he wanted to save time for my benefit. He asked a typical sort question, "limited RAM, humongous data set, how do you sort". Looks like he was predetermined to mess with me and the conversation went nowhere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sort X amount of data on a system with Y CPUs and X/10 RAM
Staff Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Proofpoint with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Proofpoint overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Proofpoint as a Staff Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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