Software Engineer interview at Palo Alto Networks: interview experience

Palo Alto Networks·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Online AssessmentMedium

I started with an online assessment and then had three virtual technical rounds. The first was a system-design-and-coding-style prompt where I implemented a solution. It soon turned into debugging existing code to fix a bug, with the focus on making the code work under constraints rather than on theory.

In the final round, I had to modify the code again in an object-oriented way, changing both its behavior and structure rather than patching a single spot. The loop progressed from building to debugging to improving.

It was an average-difficulty process, but I did not reach an offer. I came away feeling that they were testing how I iterate when requirements change.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.

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Interview at a glance

Company
Palo Alto Networks
Role
Software Engineer
Rounds
Online Assessment
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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