I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
2 OAs: Codility and HireVue
Recruiter Screen: Behavioral Interview + Logistics
Onsite: 3 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral components
There wasn't sufficient information provided on what to expect in the interviews to prepare, not even the type of interview each round would be. I also was not informed that the recruiter call was going to be a behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discussed projects on my resume, experience, system design, coding (more design oriented than LC style), standard behavioral questions (around 2 in each technical round)
I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
First received an online Hackerrank which was completed alone. Then came a bunch of online behavioral survey questions with hirevue no video recording. Then a call with a recruiter who asked basic tell me about yourself, etc.... Now onto final round. Recruiter explained it would be around 3 hours. 45 minutes with 3 different people and 15 min breaks. All technical and behavioral mixed in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Recruiter - Tell me about yourself, resume walk through
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2026
Interview
I initially went through the screening process, which went quite smoothly, mostly asked behavioral questions, and things about how I handle myself in the workplace. The recruiter also broke down how the next round would go and let me know immediately if I made it through to the next round or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you faced a challenge and how you handled conflict.