Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer interview experience

I started with a relatively early screen style interaction, and then I landed in rounds that were more coding and algorithms heavy. A common pattern in my journey was a LeetCode-like assessment where I had to solve multiple problems under time pressure.

At one point, I went to their office in Tel Aviv for a coding test that ran for a couple of hours. The format was consistent with three tasks, where the earlier problems were the main focus and a final one acted like a bonus. Other stages also centered on DSA-style questions and code I had to write and then explain, including things like