Proofpoint

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

February 19, 2017

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview consists of 3 rounds:

Unofficial call from an HR, mostly about your availability and your previous working experience.
A scheduled call from a manager about your experience, projects, and some simple technical questions.
A scheduled on-site interview with multiple engineers and managers for around 2 hours. You will learn the company workflow and projects from them. You will be tested on lots of non trivial technical problems including conceptual questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Proofpoint Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.

Success Rate

56%

Pass Rate

Proofpoint's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive44%

Neutral22%

Negative33%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Proofpoint's Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.

Proofpoint Work Experiences

Proofpoint is great.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

February 9, 2021

Pros: Nice managers and they're understanding.

Cons: Sometimes I am overworked. The team runs thin.

Proofpoint is great.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

February 9, 2021

Pros: Nice managers and they're understanding.

Cons: Sometimes I am overworked. The team runs thin.

Good work-life balance, but pay is very low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

Pros: The company has good work-life balance and flexibility.

Cons: There was very low pay compared with industry standards, and a horrible experience trying to negotiate.

Good work-life balance, but pay is very low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

Pros: The company has good work-life balance and flexibility.

Cons: There was very low pay compared with industry standards, and a horrible experience trying to negotiate.

not a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California

October 13, 2011

Pros: The trend is going to hosted email Good software engineers

Cons: Middle management is not good. They constantly change and in the end, they don't know what their subordinates are doing, it appears that they don't care either. New projects constantly are started and cancelled, wasting the team's effort and demoralizing the team spirit. There is huge turnover of engineers, I have never seen that in my whole professional life.

not a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California

October 13, 2011

Pros: The trend is going to hosted email Good software engineers

Cons: Middle management is not good. They constantly change and in the end, they don't know what their subordinates are doing, it appears that they don't care either. New projects constantly are started and cancelled, wasting the team's effort and demoralizing the team spirit. There is huge turnover of engineers, I have never seen that in my whole professional life.

Proofpoint is great.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

February 9, 2021

Pros: Nice managers and they're understanding.

Cons: Sometimes I am overworked. The team runs thin.

5.0
Proofpoint is great.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California
February 9, 2021
Pros: Nice managers and they're understanding.
Cons: Sometimes I am overworked. The team runs thin.

Good work-life balance, but pay is very low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California

Pros: The company has good work-life balance and flexibility.

Cons: There was very low pay compared with industry standards, and a horrible experience trying to negotiate.

3.0
Good work-life balance, but pay is very low
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California
June 17, 2026
Pros: The company has good work-life balance and flexibility.
Cons: There was very low pay compared with industry standards, and a horrible experience trying to negotiate.

not a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California

October 13, 2011

Pros: The trend is going to hosted email Good software engineers

Cons: Middle management is not good. They constantly change and in the end, they don't know what their subordinates are doing, it appears that they don't care either. New projects constantly are started and cancelled, wasting the team's effort and demoralizing the team spirit. There is huge turnover of engineers, I have never seen that in my whole professional life.

2.0
not a good place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California
October 13, 2011
Pros: The trend is going to hosted email Good software engineers
Cons: Middle management is not good. They constantly change and in the end, they don't know what their subordinates are doing, it appears that they don't care either. New projects constantly are started and cancelled, wasting the team's effort and demoralizing the team spirit. There is huge turnover of engineers, I have never seen that in my whole professional life.

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