Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
February 13, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Initial contact through university career fair. I was then contacted by the recruiter for a phone screen with an engineering manager. Moved on to an onsite interview within a few weeks
- Met with some pretty senior engineers and management. The onsite interview was an all day thing and started off with a short address from high ranking management
- That was quite nice.
HR kind of dropped the ball a bit after they extended an offer Kind of hard to contact and was missing documents here and there. Overall meh with the HR but that's not a big deal, really.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Proofpoint Software Engineering Intern role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Proofpoint's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in Sunnyvale, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Proofpoint's Software Engineering Intern interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Proofpoint Work Experiences
3.0
Good Company, Culture Needs work
Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California
December 14, 2019
Pros: - Flexible time
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Okay pay
Cons: - Perks are very little
- Culture need some work
1.0
Lost Its Culture. Don't Settle For This Company.
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California
February 8, 2024
Pros: Used to be a brilliant company about winning together.
Now it's all about how much the CEO and upper management can win at the cost of everyone else.
Cons: If you are thinking of joining Proofpoint, keep looking and stay very far away. Proofpoint used to value its employees, but the culture has changed drastically, and you don't want to be a part of it anymore.
Sumit Dhawan came in and burned it all down. Almost immediately after joining, he implemented mandatory RTO, leaving people scrambling to find daycare and transportation to the office. The question of why RTO after so much success was raised many times, and there was never a satisfactory answer given.
280 employees were laid off with one day's notice. If you join, that could be you. The company is sinking itself. Do yourself a favour and don't get caught in it. I am gone.
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.
- 3.0Good Company, Culture Needs workEngineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, CaliforniaDecember 14, 2019Pros: - Flexible time - Unlimited vacation policy - Okay payCons: - Perks are very little - Culture need some work
- 1.0Lost Its Culture. Don't Settle For This Company.Senior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, CaliforniaFebruary 8, 2024Pros: Used to be a brilliant company about winning together. Now it's all about how much the CEO and upper management can win at the cost of everyone else.Cons: If you are thinking of joining Proofpoint, keep looking and stay very far away. Proofpoint used to value its employees, but the culture has changed drastically, and you don't want to be a part of it anymore. Sumit Dhawan came in and burned it all down. Almost immediately after joining, he implemented mandatory RTO, leaving people scrambling to find daycare and transportation to the office. The question of why RTO after so much success was raised many times, and there was never a satisfactory answer given. 280 employees were laid off with one day's notice. If you join, that could be you. The company is sinking itself. Do yourself a favour and don't get caught in it. I am gone.
- 5.0Proofpoint is great.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, CaliforniaFebruary 9, 2021Pros: Nice managers and they're understanding.Cons: Sometimes I am overworked. The team runs thin.
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