I had 3 rounds with managers and 1 round with HR. During the interview, they asked me about topics from my resume and basic network questions, trying to delve deeper and assess my understanding of fundamental network protocols.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The SSL handshake, the ping process and the how DNS works, also some basic question for vrrp
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at A10 Networks
Interview
Was referred by an employee.
Hiring Manager called to schedule a phone interview after 10 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is ARP?
2. How do Load Balancers work?
3. Tell me about Routing Protocols.
4. Explain Layer2 protocols.
5. What happens when we type google.com in the browser? Explain layer-by-layer.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at A10 Networks (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2024
Interview
1st Interview with hiring manager. Then onsite interview back to back for 3.5 hours- recruiter/HR call for 0.5 hour and then followed by 3 technical rounds and final discussion with hiring manger for around 3 hrs. This involved in-depth about networking and protocols.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
when you type google.com, the networking behind it and ping command - flow of the data packets when you use ping cmd.
Asked a lot of questions about packets and switches. There was an initial HR interview. There were about 3 interviews with a team member and the manager for technical questions.
