I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fortinet (Prague) in Apr 2013
Interview
Got 2 calls from HR and the manager. I was then invited to see the office and have a technical interview with one of the managers and senior engineer. They asked several questions about general networking (TCP/IP, routing ,switching, subnetting etc), then some security. There were also some logical thinking tasks (like simple math equations). It took around 60 minutes, including a chat about why I want to work here, what are my goals etc. - they have just tried to learn which kind of person I am and whether I will be a good fit to the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference between stateful and stateless firewall.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Fortinet in Nov 2025
Interview
I spent more than 20+ hours on 5+ interviews, including a 5 hour take home test and going to their office for 3 consecutive interviews. Then I waited 1.5 months for a rejection without explanation. No respect for our time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Specific questions about processes that should be written down.
Great interview experience! The focus was on networking fundamentals like LAN, OSPF, TCP/IP, and the OSI model. The questions were technical but fair, testing both theoretical knowledge and practical application. A great way to assess networking expertise.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fortinet (Ottawa, ON) in Dec 2024
Interview
I had interview for the “Technical support Engineer” at Fortinet on Dec 6th 2024.
After first questions, "what is the 7 OSI layers and the sample protocol for each layer", the interviewer told me show him my keyboard, because he felt, I am looking too much bottom of the screen.
then he asked me to share my screen. and he said that I am using chatgpt for cheating. That chatgpt question was VRF leaking related to my task for my current job.
I have more that 15 years experience as a network engineer and consultant. I spent time to pass NSE4 certificate for this role requirement and planned to relocate to Ottawa. the interviewer stop interview easily. The interviewer didn't even turn his webcam.
