Symantec Software Engineer Interview Questions & Reviews
Overview |
| |
Salaries |
| |
Reviews |
| |
Interviews |
| |
Photos |
| |
Jobs |
| |
|
Updated Mar 3, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
|
Difficulty Rating [?] Based on 12 ratings 
“Average” Interview
|
Interview Experience [?] Based on 12 ratings
|
Symantec has 14,560 connections on Glassdoor
See Who You Know
| 1–10 of 12 Symantec Interviews | Sort by |
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Mar 3, 2012
|
4.0
Difficult Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Feb 2012 (took 2 days)
The phone interview was very cool.But in the f2f they asked very usual scenarios in programming which you will not face.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Declined Offer
|
Interviewed Dec 2011 in Hyderabad (India) (took 3 weeks)
Prepare well for your projects. Most of the questions are on OS, Data structure and algorithms. From the discussion It was clear that they have flexible timings like other organizations. Overall it was a good experience. They took around four tech rounds and one HR round. First they started with a phone screen but it was not a technical round.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
I didn't like the profile
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Declined Offer
|
Interviewed Oct 2011 in Pune (India) (took a day)
There were 2 Telephonic interviews.
Then they had 3 face to face interviews of which 2 were technical and one was taken by Manager.
It was a whole day event as all the interviews were done in same day.
On techincal front they major topics were C/C++, STL, problem solving etc.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
Due to developments on personal front.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Nov 27, 2011
|
5.0
Very Difficult Interview
|
Overall Negative Experience
|
Received and Declined Offer
|
Interviewed Oct 2011 in Roseville, MN (took a day)
Was referred to the hiring manager, contacted him, and set up an interview. Interview was 1 on 4, and consisted of mainly technical questions, also some code writing on a whiteboard, and a couple more standard questions as well. Interview went well, and they indicated they'd get an offer out to me within a couple days. One month later, an offer finally arrived, but by that time I had already accepted elsewhere. They have a nice building and nice staff, but I got the feeling that they are severely understaffed and highly stressed.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
Took longer than promised to receive the official offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Oct 17, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chennai (India) (took a day)
The Process Consisted of PPT,Written Test,3 rounds of technical interview and an HR interview.
In written test,General Computer aptitude questions and a few quantitative Aptitude.
In the interview They ask questions on OS,a few on networks,Data Structures,C++(OOPS) and an interview puzzle
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Sep 10, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Negative Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Jul 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 4+ weeks)
I was contacted by the HR , who asked few questions about my resume. She asked me some questions about DNS. I was interviewed for the next round, which was mostly on C++. Questions ranged from basic definitions like polymorphism, copy constructors, virtual, mutable keywords to multi threading and deadlock concepts. It took place for 45 mins.The next round of technical interview was also a 45 min interview, a bit more in-depth. Questions were related to algorithms, complexity, sorting techniques, etc. I was asked to solve an in-place array sorting program in O(n) complexity. The last round was a 20 minute interview, which mostly concentrated on general questions. They gave me a situation about multi processors and asked me how I would tackle the situation. Some questions on multithreading and operating systems.
I felt a positive vibe through all my interviews. After the last interview, they never contacted me. They didn't even bother to reply to my emails. I felt it was very unprofessional.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Aug 8, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)
The first round was a technical one. The focus was completely on C, doesnt matter if u dont know any other programming language. Then some logical questions were asked based on data structures. Some puzzles were also asked. The interviewer was very friendly.
The second round was also technical but was short. The third round was with HR.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Jul 10, 2011
|
4.0
Difficult Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Jun 2011 in Culver City, CA (took a day)
recruiter called me. I passed the phone interview of 1 hour.
I went on to a face to face interview at their office in Culver City, 6 people including the Hiring Manager, taking 45 minutes on each person. All the guys interviewed me were young, in their early 30, very friendly.
Questions were mostly about algorithms and data structure. Interview went ok but I haven't heard from them for 2 weeks. Checked with recruiter and got update that they didn't offer the position, citing looking for more senior one.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted Sep 12, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
|
4.0
Difficult Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Aug 2010 in Pune (India) (took a day)
Lots of technical questions covering lots of areas of software development such as Java/J2EE , databases, design , algorithms. Hands on experience is reqd from the candiate.
Questions included java/j2ee , servlets , jsp , javascript , sql , design patterns , etc.
Lots of questions on synchronization such as singleton patttern, double locking , static variables, architecture , exception handliing.
Also questions regarding junit tests.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Software Engineer at Symantec
Posted May 24, 2010
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Jul 2008 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 days)
This was a fairly standard Silicon Valley software engineer interview. First, a general chat with the recruiter about past experiences and my skillset. Then, an interview with several engineers who asked more technical questions about data structures and algorithms. As part of the interview, I had to write code (C, Java, or pseudo-code) on the whiteboard or a piece of paper.
Interview Questions
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 and a Skills Test.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
RSS Feed for Symantec
Interviews
Embed
