Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
Application
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.
I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2025.
Interview
- 2 OAs: Codility and HireVue
- Recruiter Screen: Behavioral Interview + Logistics
- Onsite: 3 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral components
There wasn't sufficient information provided on what to expect in the interviews to prepare, not even the type of interview each round would be. I also was not informed that the recruiter call was going to be a behavioral interview.
Interview Questions
Question 1
Discussed projects on my resume, experience, coding (more design oriented than LC style), and standard behavioral questions.
Questions
Security-style LeetCode questions were asked.
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer New Grad role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in Santa Clara, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in Santa Clara, California.
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