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Updated May 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interview Experience [?] Based on 8 ratings

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2012 (took 2 days)

Entire process was very quick and painless. I sent in my resume and heard back the same day. They scheduled a phone interview for the following week.

The phone interview lasted around 1 hour and involved coding on a shared online whiteboard. Nice group of questions revolving around system-level programming and general CS theory. After the questions, the interviewer asked me if I would fly out to Campbell for an onsite interview.

The onsite interview lasted around 4 hours plus a 1 hour lunch. There were 4 separate interviews (3 with engineering directors, 1 with VP). Two of the interviewers took me out for lunch. Another nice group of questions involving system-level programming, network theory/programming, and general CS theory. They made me an offer before I left.

Interview Questions

Questions involving specifics of TCP/IP.

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Negotiation Details

Negotiation was also painless. Ask for what you want, but be realistic.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 4 weeks)

Recruiters are very poorly coordinated and give misinformation (I was told an interview would be an hour and it ended up being 3 hours). Met with VP who presented their products and technologies, group interview with two engineers. Two more phone interviews a week later with two team leaders.

Reason for Declining

Low salary, minimal benefits, no equity, no relocation.

Other Details

I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 in Campbell, CA (took 2 weeks)

Manager was very respectful, professional and made the expectations of the position interviewed for very clear.

Interview Questions

What is your relevant experience

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how confident are you that you will be successful in this position

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Negotiation Details

Fair and straight forward

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2009 in Campbell, CA (took a day)

1st of all -- they didn't have the year I interviewed with at barracuda. it was back in 2008 January.

My interview was with the current VP of support.
There was 1-2 questions that had no technical merit and i was deemed worthy of tech support. no technical questions were asked at all.

Interview Questions

Who recommended you to barracuda?

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Negotiation Details

there was no negotiation, it was an initial offer of 19 dollars/hour (50 cent pay cut) but i took it because I thought at the time there was more opportunity, and there was -- up to an extent.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 in Campbell, CA (took 1+ week)

I found out about Barracuda through a Craigslist ad and then checked out their website. I simply submitted my resume on there website and was contacted shortly thereafter. The interview consisted of a lot of questions about how I would handle an irate customer, how many calls I could make, how well I work with others and they also gave me an overview of the company culture which was nice to hear about. The hiring managers were very easy to engage with and have friendly, professional conversation with so they made it easy for me to open up about my skills and experience.

Interview Questions

How would you handle an irate customer who refused to be transferred to another person and needed a solution to their problem asap?

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Negotiation Details

The negotiation was easy...for them. Basically, they said no to what my initial request for a salary. Unfortunately, it's hard to start here expecting a huge salary especially if you only have a few years experience.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 in Atlanta, GA (took a day)

So I know a guy that works there an he told me the engr manager in Atlanta was full of himself and had a big ego. But I thought I would still give it a try. The first phone screen was followed up by a phone interview, same day. Basic software questions C++, Python, SQL. But after that everything took 2 or more weeks to more forward plus it was always me who had to push them to doing anything. Next was VP phone interview then 3 weeks later for in office interview. Good cross section of questions from process ctrl to OOP followed by some SQL. Ending with the QA manager who asked QA type questions. Next wait 2 more weeks, then I ask for some feedback but was told they are still thinking it over. They're too slow. Total time over 6 weeks.

Interview Questions

Describe a python class, followed by some general OO stuff.

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Describe a thread pool and how a state machine operates .

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Reason for Declining

They took to long to make up their minds so I made it for them.

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 in Campbell, CA (took 2 weeks)

Company had a pier contact who was a screener and not involved in hiring at all, and was the only contact given. Company acted excited and interviewed me all the way up to V.P. of Sales. Even that person seemed excited during interview, problem became where to place me. When discussing available positions, came to realize that the job advertised did not exist. They were were hoping to grow the business to the point of creating the job. I was over qualified for everything else, by far. So when it was realized that they could not park me due to the expense until the job was created, I literally heard nothing back from them. No responses to requests for follow-up, no courtesy call after all of the frenzy of shot gunning me through extensive interviews all in a short period of time. Not even a response to my email and phone inquiries after the excitement they projected at getting me in front of all of the "right" people. They took each interview and grew it by over an hour past expected time, asking if they could bring more people down, that the fit was perfect, etc. Then POOF! not a word.

A very young and aggressive company. They look like a lot of fun to work for, but their level of professionalism with outside professionals, needs a lot of work. They have to remember, it is a small world, that same person may end up working for a direct customer, or for a reseller who makes the decisions. We all remember...

Interview Questions

Personality fit interview.

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Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)

I applied to the company during career fair in the university campus. They contacted me a month later. They asked questions ranging from sorting to network theory. They also test knowledge of makefiles, dynamic programming, OS fundamentals. They also tested knowledge of statistics. There were total of 4 people, and afterward, vice manager came and told me how the company operates and why I should work for them. They told me that they will inform me about the result at most a week later. But they did not inform me about the result. They did not event send a mail stating that I am rejected. It has been 5 months.