Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Tel Aviv-YafoPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My early stage was fairly straightforward and focused on basics.

In the first conversation, I gathered information about the position and how the team was structured, and then I walked through my background—my resume, my tech stack, and my experience.

The bulk of the discussion was centered on a system I’d worked on, and then we talked about what I was looking for in my next role. The tone felt like a normal fit-and-experience check rather than anything too theoretical.

I didn’t get an offer, but the process didn’t feel overly stressful. It mostly felt like they were trying to understand my story and technical direction, and I left feeling like I had

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