F5 Networks Interview Questions

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks in March 2017.

Interview

I got employee referral by networking in February and had two rounds of phone/video interviews in early March. The interview was less focused on algorithm/data structure questions than other technical interviews. They asked about my past experience and resume during the interview, and not much about writing code for algorithm questions. Two weeks later the HR called me to offer the position.

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Application

I applied in-person. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at F5 Networks (Seattle, WA) in August 2013.

Interview

Typical tech company 4-hour intensive. Back to back 1-on-1 interviews with each of the team members. I met with each member of the team, and they focused on their particular area of interest. The uber-techs on the team made sure I had basic knowledge of networking principles, including the TCP/IP stack. Since my role on the team was mostly focused on communications, each asked me to tell a story about how I had addressed communicating complex technical topics to non-technical audiences in the past. My role was an odd one, and the company invented the title "Knowledge Engineer" for me, since I didn't really fit into any of their existing job titles.

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Negotiation

During conversations with the hiring manager, the compensation range was discussed, as well as the benefits package. So when the offer came in, the manager explained clearly and in detail why he chose that number, what it meant for my future earning potential at the company, and I agreed with his decision and the offer. Simple, easy, and foreshadowed an excellent working relationship with my manager that continued throughout my employment there.

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks (Seattle, WA) in September 2016.

Interview

Got a phone call. Flew over to Seattle for an interview. Met with the hiring manager. The interveiws was a relay of interviews four which covered several topics about the skills needed for the job. Some of the interviewers did not seem like they were on board with the method. Took about two hours in total. Got a phone call back regarding my interview back in a couple of days.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks (Bellevue, WA).

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2 rounds of phone interview, 1 onsite include 4 different person. Onsite also has some questions in paper given 30min to solve. Technical quesitons including white board coding and system design. Office is good.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at F5 Networks in January 2017.

Interview

I applied in mid December 2016. And I was contacted by f5 recruiter in Mid January 2017. Recruiter setup interview with a Software Engineer. The interview lasted for about 20 - 30 minutes. I was asked to write a simple C program on collabedit.
At the end of the interview, the interviewer gave me a positive feedback. He said I should expect to be called for on-site interview. After a couple of days, recruiter reaches out to me and asked me for my availability for on-site interview. After I sent him days/times, he replied saying that he made a mistake in his previous email and that he has not received a final decision yet for my interview from the hiring manager. It could be a genuine mistake but, imagine how you would feel to be told it was a mistake after you rescheduled other interviews for this one. I emailed the recruiter a few times and he told me there is no update. Then in late March 2017 I received a generic rejection email.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks.

Interview

I applied online. Received an online coding test after 1 or 2 weeks. It included a lot of network related questions, one coding question and several questions about past experience. Next step was a phone interview with hiring manager, which was mainly about my experience with the technologies used in the team.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks.

Interview

Contacted by recruiter, the interview process was well organized at the beginning. I completed an online assessment. Got follow up hiring manager interview. The feedback was good. I though I'm able to fly to onsite.

After that, it became so bad organized, I didn't get any schedule info, they suddenly called me when I was outside saying that we have more tech questions to ask you and I need a computer. I thought the next might be coding round, so I made the schedule. On that interview day, the dirty thing is, they didn't ask me to do any coding test except for keeping asking me the exact same questions which already being ask by the hiring manager in the previous round.

I was quite confused why other interviewers didn't make good coordination with their hiring manager. Keeping asking same questions to waste my time.

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Interview

I handed over my resume to them at a career fair which was held at school. After about a month, they e-mailed me to confirm my phone number. I scheduled an interview with them via phone call, and the interview was on campus. After that, all contacts were by e-mails.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at F5 Networks (San Jose, CA) in February 2013.

Interview

one telephonic , asked about project i have worked, skills set, OS understanding and C programming skills.
Manager spoke about the team and what project they are handling . Called for in person interview.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at F5 Networks (San Jose, CA) in January 2014.

Interview

Had Employee Referral and had to make a quick decision, so they got me onsite
4 (1-1) + Paper based test
1st Interview:
Drilled a lot on projects and why this is how things were, was a pretty serious guy and never smiled not even when he entered the room.
How to find a circular list and the starting point of circular list
2nd Interview:
No of 1's in a number
the next 2 power of a number
3rd Interview:
Question on hashing function (how routing tables ) are designed
4th Interview:
Implement a code to print elements in binary tree on each level (non -recursive)
5th Interview:
Systems questions (how malloc works, how is memory made of up (stack, heap))

Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at F5 Networks.

Interview

It took about three weeks and the person interview me is very nice. The first interview is basically about your resume and the second interview is a code problem. They would also want to see your code style

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