McAfee

Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Had a phone screening with the recruiter.

Scheduled an on-site interview (pre-COVID) with the hiring manager and three other team members.

Received all technical questions on the languages and data structures I was familiar with.

Afterward, I came back on-site for a coding interview.

Heard back the day after.

Questions

What are friend functions?

What is the difference between a class and an object?

What is the Big O notation for searching in an array or array list?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the McAfee Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

58%

Pass Rate

McAfee's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral17%

Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for McAfee's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

McAfee Work Experiences

Very bad work environment because of manager

Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: No pros, only mental stress I felt. When I joined, they won't give time to adjust and manager thinks we should know their product completely before joining, even after doing so much work. No one has knowledge about the product properly and they pressurise new joinees.

Cons: Manager is not at all knowledgeable and he simply says yes to what seniors say and does not have his own decisions, which is why managers should have strong knowledge in the product and no cultural activities. HR never shows interest in asking employees about their work-life balance; after I left, so many people left the same team, and at least then management should know about that team and manager.

Very bad work environment because of manager

Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: No pros, only mental stress I felt. When I joined, they won't give time to adjust and manager thinks we should know their product completely before joining, even after doing so much work. No one has knowledge about the product properly and they pressurise new joinees.

Cons: Manager is not at all knowledgeable and he simply says yes to what seniors say and does not have his own decisions, which is why managers should have strong knowledge in the product and no cultural activities. HR never shows interest in asking employees about their work-life balance; after I left, so many people left the same team, and at least then management should know about that team and manager.

salary

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bangalore Rural

January 7, 2025

Pros: It is good for work wise.

Cons: No cons, as everything is good.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bangalore Rural

January 7, 2025

Pros: It is good for work wise.

Cons: No cons, as everything is good.

It was ok

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Aylesbury, England

Pros: It was ok to work there.

Cons: Too much corporate climbing for promotion

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Aylesbury, England

Pros: It was ok to work there.

Cons: Too much corporate climbing for promotion

Very bad work environment because of manager

Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: No pros, only mental stress I felt. When I joined, they won't give time to adjust and manager thinks we should know their product completely before joining, even after doing so much work. No one has knowledge about the product properly and they pressurise new joinees.

Cons: Manager is not at all knowledgeable and he simply says yes to what seniors say and does not have his own decisions, which is why managers should have strong knowledge in the product and no cultural activities. HR never shows interest in asking employees about their work-life balance; after I left, so many people left the same team, and at least then management should know about that team and manager.

1.0
Very bad work environment because of manager
Software Engineer • Former Employee
November 28, 2024
Pros: No pros, only mental stress I felt. When I joined, they won't give time to adjust and manager thinks we should know their product completely before joining, even after doing so much work. No one has knowledge about the product properly and they pressurise new joinees.
Cons: Manager is not at all knowledgeable and he simply says yes to what seniors say and does not have his own decisions, which is why managers should have strong knowledge in the product and no cultural activities. HR never shows interest in asking employees about their work-life balance; after I left, so many people left the same team, and at least then management should know about that team and manager.

salary

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bangalore Rural

January 7, 2025

Pros: It is good for work wise.

Cons: No cons, as everything is good.

5.0
salary
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bangalore Rural
January 7, 2025
Pros: It is good for work wise.
Cons: No cons, as everything is good.

It was ok

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Aylesbury, England

Pros: It was ok to work there.

Cons: Too much corporate climbing for promotion

2.0
It was ok
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Aylesbury, England
June 17, 2025
Pros: It was ok to work there.
Cons: Too much corporate climbing for promotion

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