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Cybersecurity platforms for network, cloud, security operations, AI and identity.

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About the company

Legal name

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Founded

2005

Founder

Nir Zuk

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California, United States

Listed on

NASDAQ: PANW

Industry

Cybersecurity

Revenue (FY2025)

$9.2215 billion

Net income (FY2025)

$1.1339 billion

Employees (FY2025)

16,068

Customer reach

More than 180 countries

Palo Alto Networks was founded by Nir Zuk in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Its common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol PANW.

The company develops cybersecurity platforms spanning network security, cloud security, security operations, AI and identity. It reported $9.2215 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue and served end customers in more than 180 countries.

Palo Alto Networks reported 16,068 employees at the end of fiscal 2025. Its official location directory lists offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi, and its careers site recruits for India-based roles.

Key People

Nikesh Arora

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

BJ Jenkins

President

Lee Klarich

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Dipak Golechha

Chief Financial Officer

Interview process at Palo Alto Networks

(1,045 candidate-shared Glassdoor interviews, updated July 22, 2026)

Interview experience

48.5% positive

Interview difficulty

2.96 out of 5

Interview process length

31 days on average, based on 812 reports

Overall experience

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Palo Alto Networks Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Design a system that can handle scale.

A: Clarify load, latency and reliability targets, then cover data flow, storage, partitioning, caching, failure recovery and observability.

Answer by AI

State measurable requirements.
Explain the main tradeoffs.
Identify bottlenecks and failure modes.

Q: Given a list of strings, print groups of anagrams.

A: Use a canonical signature such as sorted characters or a frequency vector as a hash-map key, then return the grouped values.

Answer by AI

Discuss character-set assumptions.
State time and space complexity.
Test duplicates and empty strings.

Q: Tell me about a major project you completed.

A: Explain the goal, constraints, your decisions and measurable result, with enough technical detail to show your individual contribution.

Answer by AI

Use a clear situation-action-result structure.
Quantify impact where possible.
Be ready to defend tradeoffs.

Q: Present an infrastructure-as-code repository and explain your work in detail.

A: Start with the repository structure and deployment flow, then cover state, modules, reviews, testing, security controls and recovery.

Answer by AI

Separate your work from team work.
Show how changes were validated.
Discuss one failure and lesson.