The hiring process at Palo Alto Networks takes an average of 21 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Professional Services Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Professional Services Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks
Interview
Coding Assessment --> Short behavioral interview --> Three back to back technical interviews (Coding, Debugging, System Design). I did the morning session which was from 9am-12:30pm, you have a 15 min break in between. Once you create your implementation, expect the interviewer to give you new requirements where you have to adjust your current code.
very smooth process, they have a help session to talk about interview process and how you can prepare also warning not to use AI etc. it was very informational and helped ease the nerves quite a bit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked me how i had a problem with an employer and solved it
I applied online. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jun 2023
Interview
Meeting with the hiring manager at the site.
We sat in a small conference room, and I was requested to write a solution to a coding problem on a paper with a pen.
Done it "perfectly" according to the interviewer.
Proceeding to a design problem the team has encountered, my solution was different than the one the interviewer was set on.
At the end of the interview, I was given very positive feedback stating I performed greatly, and that I am a good match (did not request the feedback, never happened to me before, seems unprofessional).
The day after, the clueless recruiter called to say that the interview was not good and they would proceed with other candidates.
I asked how come, given the feedback I received the day before? All she said was "sorry for the misunderstanding"
I replied: No problem, good luck to you.
The interviewer kept interrupting the interview with continuous phone calls, which he later proceeded to have inside the room while I solved a question. This was extremely rude and far from professional, to say the least.
Overall, a horrible experience with this company, a totally bad impression. Everyone was extremely unprofessional.