Software Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at McAfee with 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McAfee overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McAfee as a Software Engineering according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McAfee (Aylesbury, England) in Feb 2015
Interview
Online application, phone interview followed by an interview in Aylesbury at McAfee. This consisted of a programming test, technical interview and interviews with the teams I was applying to. The interview took most of the day but was worth it as I was able to meet each team and find where I would be a best fit.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McAfee in Mar 2014
Interview
I submitted my application online and received a reply back from them to schedule a phone screen within a week. The phone screen was very simple, included questions from my resume, followed by behavioral questions, and a couple of technical questions. They were interested in people with prior experience in scripting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to rely on your instincts. How would you describe OOP. What is the difference between a pointer and a primitive data type. What is the difference between an array and a linked list.