Security Innovation Security Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Security Innovation.
Security Innovation
Security Engineer Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
So, the whole thing was two video calls online. The first one was with someone from the security engineering team, and the second was with the manager. The first interview was about networking and web security stuff, and the second one dug into more technical questions and security related to applications and operating systems.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain the distinctions between various networking protocols, such as TCP and UDP?
- How does asymmetric encryption function?
- What steps would you take to safely investigate potential malware?
Security Innovation
Senior Security Engineer
Senior Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical
Found an interesting challenge site on Reddit (www.canyouhack.us). Spent a couple of days on it, then emailed them what I found when I got stuck. About a week later, I had the first of three phone tech screens. The people I spoke with were cool and seemed to be impressed. I admit a couple of my answers weren't the best, but nothing a quick review of those topics wouldn't fix. Definitely recommend having the OWASP Top 10 summary page handy during the calls.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain how salts work and their proper usage in password hashing?
- What are the methods for protecting against XSS attacks?
Security Innovation
Security Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Take home Phone screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Applied and got invited to their penetration testing skills assessment site, then after completing that, a more comprehensive cyber range. My score was good and I was invited to a series of zoom interviews on programming, different security domain skills, and culture fit. I liked that they had skills tests upfront instead of relying on my resume going through some black box matching algorithm, and everyone I spoke to was super friendly. This sounds like a really positive place to work. When I was rejected, they gave me helpful feedback on what I could improve, which is very valuable to me as someone trying to get into this field.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Looking at this small piece of server code (about 20 lines of JS, if I remember correctly), can you identify any potential vulnerabilities?
Security Innovation Security Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Security Innovation interview reports.
“How does asymmetric encryption function?”
Read reports →“Tell me if a given integer is prime.”
Read reports →“What role does Diffie Hellman play?”
Read reports →“What are the methods for protecting against XSS attacks?”
Read reports →“What occurs at each stage of the TLS and Diffie Hellman exchange?”
Read report →“Can you explain how salts work and their proper usage in password hashing?”
Read report →“Can you explain how HTTPS functions?”
Read report →“Can you describe the entire process that occurs from typing a URL into a browser and hitting enter?”
Read report →“Can you explain the distinctions between various networking protocols, such as TCP and UDP?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Security Innovation interview reports.