New Grad Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palo Alto Networks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for New Grad Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palo Alto Networks overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palo Alto Networks as a New Grad Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2024
Interview
There was a phone screen as well as two Technical interviews. As well as a behavioral interview. Leetcodes were easy to medium and you average behavioral questions. Implement min stack.
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.