Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Juniper Networks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 67 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Juniper Networks overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Juniper Networks as a Software Engineer according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Juniper Networks (Sunnyvale, CA) in Sep 2010
Interview
Onsite interview was set up, a week after the telephone interview. It took 3 weeks for them to get back after mailing the HR and hiring manager. The work involved for the position was very good. The team was friendly and there was not much HR interaction. Coding Qs were only in C ranging from Pointers to Bit-wise operations to data structures..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a doubly linked list.
Find the number of bits set in a random number.
Find the position of set bit in a number.
Difference between Binary Semaphore and a Mutex
Explain how RIP & OSPF differ, which is better?
Explain NAT & NATP.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Juniper Networks (San Diego, CA)
Interview
5 interviews total consisting of coding and general background questions about work experience. They asked OS questions and questions about my background. Questions about memory, cache, Networks, threads etc were very common.
5 interviewer panel. Covering past experiences, domain expertise, and behavioral questions. 1h each. No coding questions. Focus on system design and deep dive into protocol knowledge. Then final call with recruiter to discuss numbers. No relocation package.
Juniper Networks conducts 4-5 rounds to select freshers as Software Engineers.
Online Round
Technical Round 1
Technical Round 2
Technical Round 3
HR Round
The students who clear the written round are called for a Technical Interview. To clear this round you should be clear with your basics. You should be prepared with Data structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Operating Systems, and computer networks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The students who clear the written round are called for a Technical Interview. To clear this round you should be clear with your basics. You should be prepared with Data structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Operating Systems, and computer networks. You should be well prepared for system design problems. Students will be expected to write codes in the interview. They also ask questions from resume. They frequently ask questions about your previous projects. You may be asked puzzles in this round.