Software Engineer III Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I applied online and got a phone interview. After the interview, there was no response for more than a week. Then I got a call from a different team at F5 for another phone interview. I was then selected to go onsite, where they decided to interview me for two different teams. Overall, I was very confused as to what position they really wanted to interview me for.
Onsite interview process consisted of a coding test and then a 1:1 with members from different teams. Interview questions were standard, pretty much the same as the ones posted here. A few other questions included: print the binary representation of a number, and how would you delete a node from a binary tree. One interviewer asked me questions in networking, and he wasn't sure of the answers himself. He was clearly not a networking person and rambled on about TCP header and datalink layer header fields. Even after I tried to explain the actual field values to him, he wouldn't listen to me. They should make sure the interviewers ask only questions related to their domain.
Questions
What is virtual memory? How would you explain virtualization in layman terms?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the F5 Software Engineer III role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
F5's interview process for their Software Engineer III roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for F5's Software Engineer III interview process in Seattle, Washington.
F5 Work Experiences
- 5.0Human-first, But Pay LagsSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 21, 2022Pros: Management takes a legitimate human-first approach. Fantastic COVID response. Quick to embrace work from home. Reasonable working hours. Generous vacation and sick time.Cons: Pay is lacking compared to other software jobs in Seattle. On some projects, organization and communication are lacking.
- 5.0It took me almost 20 years to find a place that worksSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 22, 2021Pros: The executives and HR talk a good game about "people first," and they walk the walk. The care they have for their employees shows, and the management chains almost always reflect that. Nothing's perfect, but this is so good. The work is interesting and fun! There are all kinds of roles and career tracks, and there's room for advancement all over the place. I don't feel stuck, and there are options and choices. And being in the same place is okay, too!Cons: The transition to agile development was tricky, and we didn't get it right all the time. A massive cultural shift like that is going to be difficult. Shifting priorities can be frustrating. Using the latest and greatest tech, and then changing course weeks or months later because there's some key component that isn't supported and we can't make work can be frustrating, too. It's not all the time, but it happens.
- 5.0Great Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 17, 2021Pros: Great company with interesting work and good work-life balance.Cons: A legacy hardware company can be slow to adopt new trends.
