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      Principal Engineer Interview

      Jan 24, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Basking Ridge, NJ
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon (Basking Ridge, NJ) in Oct 2018

      Interview

      phone with in person follow up. Phone interview was approximately 1 hour. Second follow up interview was in-person with hiring manager and one of their peers. A mock project and presentation was assigned and then had to be delivered a week later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is something that motivates you to do better at work?
      Answer question

      Other Principal Engineer Interview Reviews for Verizon

      Principal Engineer Interview

      Feb 12, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Chennai
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon (Chennai) in Jun 2022

      Interview

      The interview process is very Good and friendly It started with basic technical questions and then proceeded slowly to Architect scenarios and accept challenges .It involves involves multiple rounds, including a technical phone screen, online assessments, an on-site interview with several technical rounds, and a behavioral interview, focusing on assessing a candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and cultural fit through structured behavioral questions based on past work experiences and hypothetical scenarios

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you Ready to accept challenges
      Answer question

      Principal Engineer Interview

      Jun 10, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Dallas, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon (Dallas, TX) in May 2022

      Interview

      One interview! No video. Phone conversation that included a review of my background, a few clarifying questions on skills, and 5 or so "tell me a time" questions. Lasted less than an hour. Interviewer was focused and had a clear understanding of the skills being sought. Told me a decision would be made the next week and i would here something the following week. Interviewed on Tuesday. Received email the Sunday after the decision week from interviewer assuring me a decision would be made early that week. Received verbal offer from HR on Monday am (13 days from Interview). Received written offer that same night.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me a time when you managed a project that crossed organizational lines. How did you determine stakeholders and what roles did they play in the overall project?
      Answer question

      Principal Engineer Interview

      Feb 2, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon in Mar 2021

      Interview

      Multiple interviews progressing in technical difficulty. First was with a HR type then progressed to Sr manager then progressed to senior Dev. No coding test but lots of hard hitting questions based on resume.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you ensure a web application is secure? What steps would you take or what process would you follow.
      1 Answer

      Verizon interviews FAQs

      • Principal Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Verizon with 3.3 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 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Principal Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Verizon overall takes an average of 25 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Verizon as a Principal Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  17%

        Presentation:  17%

        Background check:  17%

        Phone interview:  17%

        Drug test:  8%

        Personality test:  8%

        Group panel interview:  8%

        Skills test:  8%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        13. Solution Specialist(308) ;
        14. Network Engineer(260) ;
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