McAfee·Software Engineer

McAfee Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

Santa Clara, CAPosted Jun 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a more traditional multi-round process (phone plus an in-person day) where technical depth and fit were evaluated heavily, often over a long stretch.

Recruiter contact + phone — I first talked with a recruiter or hiring manager by phone.
Onsite/team day (coding + technical) — the in-person experience ran for most of the day, starting with technical assessments and/or a programming test.
Hard technical rounds — I faced multiple technical rounds covering DS/algorithms plus networking and operating systems, with interviewers described as patient and thorough.
Team fit interviews — additional conversations with the teams I’d be working with to assess where I’d fit.
Manager/HR follow-ups — a final discussion with

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