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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

August 26, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A friend referred me, and then a recruiter reached out. I quickly scheduled the first round with the hiring manager. After passing it, three final rounds were scheduled.

Questions

The first round was with the hiring manager. They presented a coding problem, a variation of the "word ladder" graph problem, and asked for improvements, specifically regarding multi-threading. Running and testing the code was not required.

The second round involved two engineers and was a problem-solving session. We were given a piece of code and asked how to improve it, again focusing on multi-threading. Only pseudocode was needed.

The third round also involved two engineers and was a system design round. It was not a typical system design problem but rather a real-world work-related issue.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Palo Alto Networks Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral8%
Negative58%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.