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      Engineer Interview

      Jul 28, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      El Segundo, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Second Order Effects (El Segundo, CA) in Apr 2022

      Interview

      The interview is very rigorous and technical. If you get to the last round, expect to be exhausted. You will be asked to be give a presentation on a technical project. Then there are breakout sessions for

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain one of your technical projects. Design a fitbit for a horse. Explain the the design requirements, technical limitation, and how to test it.
      Answer question

      Other Engineer Interview Reviews for Second Order Effects

      Engineer Interview

      Dec 14, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Second Order Effects

      Interview

      Phone screen with nontechnical person. They had a specific set of questions for an adjacent field that was not appropriately tailored to this position. Having been in this field for a while and often interviewing candidates for similar positions, it's clear their hiring process or the team doing the hiring is inadequate or inexperienced in this field, despite showing a different story in their sales pitches

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What voltage would you use for an electric car charger?
      Answer question
      2

      Engineer Interview

      Sep 15, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Second Order Effects

      Interview

      Too involved for a company no one has heard of. If they had their own product and were the new Apple, Tesla, etc it would make sense. But they aren't.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Long design questions that took a week.
      Answer question
      1
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      Second Order Effects response
      4y
      Thank you for the feedback. It's always good to know where we can improve, but we *do* have a few products we've designed internally and also projects we've been able to retain the IP for our designs on. Some of these products have already made their way to space and/or are still in orbit as well :). We also have multiple employees from the places you mentioned (e.g., Apple, Tesla, SpaceX, JPL, etc.) and are working to provide a better environment for everyone here than they might have at other companies. To do this, we are proud to be very involved in our interviewing and hiring process, and hold everyone in the process to the same standards. If you have any additional feedback, please do feel free to reach out to us directly!

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