Process
My friend referred me there, and two days later, I received a telephone interview appointment. The phone interview lasted around 45 minutes, and the recruiter was Laura Chiang. It has been two weeks since the phone interview, and I still haven't received any reply yet.
Questions
Most questions were about projects on my resume. I was asked to rate my programming skills in Java and C.
During the phone interview, I was asked six very basic object-oriented coding questions.
Examples include:
- What is the superclass in Java?
- What is a final class?
- Can a final class have an abstract method?
- When overwriting the HashMap class, which class will be modified as well?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Palo Alto Networks Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Benefits, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeTel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelAugust 24, 2025Pros: Great benefits and stock package.Cons: Not all groups are interesting. It seems like the company is not growing anymore.
- 5.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 13, 2023Pros: Good work-life balance.Cons: You might have to attend some late-night calls.
- 5.0Smart Team, Constant UpdatesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 19, 2017Pros: Nice and smart people work here. Strong team supporting!Cons: Things change very fast here; I need to be updating new information continually.
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