Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
Good phone screening. Flew me to SF for an in person interview. Solid screening process that explained their approach and sought out insights I could bring. Good questions, professional setup and administration, timely repayment of qualified expenses.
Questions
Describe some of the ways you know of to instrument a running system to understand what it's doing.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Proofpoint Senior Software Developer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Proofpoint's interview process for their Senior Software Developer 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 Senior Software Developer interview process in San Jose, California.
Proofpoint Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Overall good place to workPrincipal Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaMarch 15, 2021Pros: It feels good that you're helping out customers with a real problem, fighting the deluge of bad stuff coming out of former eastern-block countries.Cons: The company has a very tactical focus, so tends to pile up lots technical debt.
- 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.
