Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I applied through career fair and got in-person interview in our university at career center.
The interviewer asked me about the DS question based on hashmap and recursion. It was based on graph where we have to find all the neighbors of a given node
Questions
I have a question on data structure about hashmap and recursion.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Proofpoint Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Proofpoint's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) 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 Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Jose, California.
Proofpoint Work Experiences
- 5.0Nice peopleSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBoston, MassachusettsFebruary 21, 2025Pros: It was a good learning experience with nice people.Cons: The metrics for the full-time offer were not clear.
- 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.
