I went through four rounds of interviews with SonicWall. The first three rounds, including the hiring manager round, went very well and I received positive feedback. The discussions were mainly focused on C programming, networking, and operating system concepts, and I felt the process until that stage was fair and technical. However, my experience in the fourth round with the VP was disappointing. From the beginning of the conversation, the tone felt somewhat dismissive despite answering the networking questions correctly. I felt that my responses were often challenged in a way that seemed intended to undermine rather than evaluate my understanding. Additionally, I was asked a personal question about my marital status and was told that since I am single, I should have more time to learn things. I found this question unrelated to the role and somewhat inappropriate in a professional interview setting. Given that I had successfully cleared the previous rounds and had positive feedback from the hiring manager, the tone of the final round was unexpected and uncomfortable. The experience left me feeling that the interview process lacked consistency at the leadership level. I believe interview processes should remain professional, role-focused, and respectful for all candidates.

First round, on the phone call, asked me some questions about coding skills. The second round, asked me some questions about former projects, experiences, and the details of them. Each round is about 45min to 1 hours.