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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2020
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Process

It went for about 4-5 rounds. We talked about the role, related background knowledge, and some simple to medium level algorithm problems. There was another round for BQ.

It's more focused on your ability to work, not just the ability to solve algorithm problems.

Questions

Questions like, what is HTTPS, and how HTTP servers, like Nginx, know the requested hostname when they get a request.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the F5 Principal Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

75%
Pass Rate

F5's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for F5's Principal Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.