Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I applied via their careers website. Got a 30 minute interview with the recruiter, then a virtual onsite with 6 interviews that were 30 to 60 minutes each. The interviews were on different days.
The process was thorough and there was a mix of behavioral, management, leadership and technical questions.
The interviewers were pretty senior people and were generally nice. I could definitely see myself working here.
Questions
Why do you want to work for us?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Proofpoint Engineering Manager role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Proofpoint's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Proofpoint's Engineering Manager interview process in San Jose, California.
Proofpoint Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company, care for employeesEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeOctober 26, 2017Pros: Good working environment Management is very supportive and positive Company cares about the employeesCons: There are no cons of working here.
- 5.0Great place to work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaDecember 7, 2020Pros: Higher than average pay and awesome coworkers. Company morale is fantastic and everyone loves what they do.Cons: Health insurance benefits and 401k matching are not great at all.
- 4.0Not bad, could be betterPrincipal Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaNovember 11, 2021Pros: Efficient work process, good selection of technology stacksCons: Too much fragmentation across teams, stacks are not integrated. Poor coordination of multi-team projects. Software processes are poorly automated, lots of time wasted on mundane tasks.
