Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
March 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round was with the recruiter. He came back to me after three weeks, stating the hiring manager was busy and wanted to schedule an interview.
The hiring manager seems to be a useless guy. He is very inexperienced and doesn't know what he is asking, posing all stupid questions.
Questions
Trunk vs. featured branch: Which is best? I think he knows only this thing. He might be a good fit for source control admin. I don't know how he ended up in that position. A waste of time.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palo Alto Networks Engineering Manager role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Santa Clara, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Engineering Manager interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Palo Alto Networks Work Experiences
3.0
Good Tech, Bad Balance
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 19, 2025
Pros: Good pay.
Good tech stack.
Cons: Work-life balance issue.
Company politics.
2.0
Culture is on a downhill
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
December 11, 2022
Pros: I think the company has good potential for growth, and there are still some good people around. Plus, if you are interested in the cybersecurity space, it's a good learning experience.
Cons: The culture, at least in the net sec group, has gone downhill rapidly.
The huge influx of former Cisco folks who have brought their culture here has caused many of the long-time employees to leave.
There is no culture of collaboration anymore, just politics.
No focus on customer needs, just shipping something low quality to get a good review and promotion and maybe leave.
Work-life balance is gone, as low-quality deliverables lead to fire-fighting all the time instead of proper engineering and planning.
4.0
Flexible, Competent, and Growth-centric
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
April 23, 2023
Pros: Greater flexibility for employees. The company did all the best that could be done to support employees.
Execution-focused; quality matters here.
Inclusive and transparent work culture.
Competitive compensation.
Accelerated career growth for high performers.
Great exposure for Salesforce developers, leveraging Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community, CPQ, and integrations. Adopting best-of-industry practices.
Cons: No big drawback. Salary ranges could probably be realigned with the market.
- 3.0Good Tech, Bad BalanceEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 19, 2025Pros: Good pay. Good tech stack.Cons: Work-life balance issue. Company politics.
- 2.0Culture is on a downhillEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeDecember 11, 2022Pros: I think the company has good potential for growth, and there are still some good people around. Plus, if you are interested in the cybersecurity space, it's a good learning experience.Cons: The culture, at least in the net sec group, has gone downhill rapidly. The huge influx of former Cisco folks who have brought their culture here has caused many of the long-time employees to leave. There is no culture of collaboration anymore, just politics. No focus on customer needs, just shipping something low quality to get a good review and promotion and maybe leave. Work-life balance is gone, as low-quality deliverables lead to fire-fighting all the time instead of proper engineering and planning.
- 4.0Flexible, Competent, and Growth-centricEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaApril 23, 2023Pros: Greater flexibility for employees. The company did all the best that could be done to support employees. Execution-focused; quality matters here. Inclusive and transparent work culture. Competitive compensation. Accelerated career growth for high performers. Great exposure for Salesforce developers, leveraging Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community, CPQ, and integrations. Adopting best-of-industry practices.Cons: No big drawback. Salary ranges could probably be realigned with the market.
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