TAC Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
February 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Interviewed with HR.
Basic CCNA level questions covering:
- ARP
- Port numbers
- Stateful/stateless firewalls
- TCP (SYN/ACK)
- Ping/Traceroute
- Subnetting
Have an understanding of basic WAN technology, routing protocols OSPF and BGP.
Scenarios concerning troubleshooting routing protocols and VLSM were also discussed.
Questions
How many bits are in a TCP connection?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palo Alto Networks TAC Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their TAC Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palo Alto Networks's TAC Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Palo Alto Networks Work Experiences
2.0
Hardest TAC Job
TAC Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
December 30, 2023
Pros: Hardest job, but the people seem nice.
Cons: A lot of extra work and overtime.
1.0
Get away from this company
TAC Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
August 14, 2019
Pros: I could not think of any pros.
Cons: No life balance at all.
1.0
Stay away. They took away everything that made this company great
TAC Engineer • Former Employee
Plano, Texas, United States
November 30, 2025
Pros: Good if you are starting out and just need Palo on your resume.
Cons: Stress testing employees.
Internal mobility is terrible.
Try to pay you almost half of what others will.
Keep taking away benefits and reducing packages.
- 2.0Hardest TAC JobTAC Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesDecember 30, 2023Pros: Hardest job, but the people seem nice.Cons: A lot of extra work and overtime.
- 1.0Get away from this companyTAC Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesAugust 14, 2019Pros: I could not think of any pros.Cons: No life balance at all.
- 1.0Stay away. They took away everything that made this company greatTAC Engineer • Former EmployeePlano, Texas, United StatesNovember 30, 2025Pros: Good if you are starting out and just need Palo on your resume.Cons: Stress testing employees. Internal mobility is terrible. Try to pay you almost half of what others will. Keep taking away benefits and reducing packages.
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