Palo Alto Networks Coding Interview Questions
We track 44 coding questions asked at Palo Alto Networks, tagged with the algorithms and concepts they test. The most common: Array, String, Hash Table, Linked List, Sorting.
Browse all 44 Palo Alto Networks questions →Concept mix
Each question's weight is split evenly across its concepts, so the shares sum to 100%.
- Array14.2%
- String11.9%
- Hash Table8.4%
- Linked List6.8%
- Stack4.6%
- Sorting4.4%
- Binary Search4.4%
- Math4.2%
- Binary Tree3.4%
- Tree3.4%
- Other (26)34.5%
How many questions involve each concept
Share of all 44 tracked Palo Alto Networks questions that touch each concept. Questions usually involve several, so these overlap.
- Array45.5%
- String36.4%
- Hash Table29.5%
- Linked List15.9%
- Sorting15.9%
- Math13.6%
- Binary Search11.4%
- Binary Tree11.4%
- Design11.4%
- Stack11.4%
- Tree11.4%
- Breadth-First Search9.1%
Where Palo Alto Networks differs from the average company
Concept weight at Palo Alto Networks relative to the average across all companies we track. Green means Palo Alto Networks leans on it harder than most.
- Linked List3.2×
- Recursion3.1×
- Trie3.0×
- Binary Tree2.6×
- Math0.75×
- Array0.74×
- Greedy0.47×
- Dynamic Programming0.42×
Palo Alto Networks specialties
Concepts that show up at Palo Alto Networks but are rarely asked elsewhere. They are easy to get blindsided by.
Difficulty mix
Level split of the 44 tracked Palo Alto Networks questions.
- Junior25% (11)
- Mid/Senior64% (28)
- Staff11% (5)
Every concept in Palo Alto Networks interviews
| Concept | Questions | % of questions | Share of mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Array | 20 | 45.5% | 14.2% |
| String | 16 | 36.4% | 11.9% |
| Hash Table | 13 | 29.5% | 8.4% |
| Linked List | 7 | 15.9% | 6.8% |
| Sorting | 7 | 15.9% | 4.4% |
| Math | 6 | 13.6% | 4.2% |
| Binary Search | 5 | 11.4% | 4.4% |
| Binary Tree | 5 | 11.4% | 3.4% |
| Design | 5 | 11.4% | 3.3% |
| Stack | 5 | 11.4% | 4.6% |
| Tree | 5 | 11.4% | 3.4% |
| Breadth-First Search | 4 | 9.1% | 2.8% |
| Depth-First Search | 4 | 9.1% | 2.1% |
| Dynamic Programming | 4 | 9.1% | 2.6% |
| Heap (Priority Queue) | 4 | 9.1% | 1.7% |
| Recursion | 4 | 9.1% | 3.4% |
| Two Pointers | 4 | 9.1% | 3.4% |
| Backtracking | 3 | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| Sliding Window | 3 | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Trie | 3 | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Greedy | 2 | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| Bit Manipulation | 1 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
| Bucket Sort | 1 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Counting | 1 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Divide and Conquer | 1 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Doubly-Linked List | 1 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
| Eulerian Circuit | 1 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Graph Theory | 1 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Hash Function | 1 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Matrix | 1 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Memoization | 1 | 2.3% | 0.4% |
| Monotonic Queue | 1 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Prefix Sum | 1 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Queue | 1 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Randomized | 1 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Simulation | 1 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
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