Palo Alto Networks

Role: SDE

College: Lovely Professional University

Interview Date: Not Specified (blog post Sep 29, 2022)

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Offered

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 5 rounds (1 MCQ, 1 Coding, 3 Technical)

Topics Asked: CS Fundamentals, Aptitude, OOPS, General English, Output-related questions, Data Structures, Algorithms, Projects, Graphs, Maths, Hashing

Experience:

Balvinder Kaur, a student from Lovely Professional University and an SDE Intern, shared her interview experience for an SDE role at Palo Alto Networks, which resulted in an offer.

Round 1 (MCQ): This round comprised multiple-choice questions covering CS Fundamentals, Aptitude, Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS), General English, and output-related questions.

Round 2 (Coding): Two medium-level standard coding questions were presented in this round.

Round 3 (Technical): This interview lasted an hour and was comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics. The interviewer gave two coding questions to solve and closely observed the implementation. Projects on the candidate's resume were also discussed.

Round 4 (Senior Management): This round, conducted by senior management, also included coding questions. One question was based on Graphs, which the candidate solved using Recursion and Backtracking, impressing the interviewer. A second question involved Maths.

Round 5: The final round focused on Hashing concepts, specifically asking how to prevent hash collisions. There was no dedicated HR round.

The candidate received an offer letter shortly after these five rounds.