Palo Alto Networks

Python Developer Interview Experience - Israel

January 3, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

You get a home assignment, and then there are three interviews:

The first one is about data structures. The second one is about the candidate (personal questions, work history questions, etc.) and some questions about DB, Python, and Java. The last one is an HR interview.

Questions

In the first interview: Describe what data structures you'd use to create a 'Snake' game.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Palo Alto Networks Python Developer role in Israel.

Success Rate

Pass Rate

Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Python Developer roles in Israel is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive60%

Neutral20%

Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Python Developer interview process in Israel.

Palo Alto Networks Interview Questions

Longest Common Prefix

Easy

Find the longest string that is a prefix of all strings in a given array. If no common prefix exists, return an empty string.

ArraysStrings

LRU Cache

Medium

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked ListsArraysDynamic Programming

Find the Longest Equal Subarray

Medium

Given an array and a maximum allowed difference, find the longest subarray where the most frequent element appears at least the same number of times as all other elements combined. You can change elements by at most the allowed difference amount to achieve this.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding Windows