I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Oct 2022
Interview
First step was the recruiter phone interview, then 3 hour Codility test, followed by a 45 min technical phone interview, and then 4 hour virtual onsite interview done through Microsoft Teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical challenge you've worked on and how it was deployed?
Phone call with a recruiter discussing SpaceX, its goals, my resume, professional experience, interest in the role, availability to work overtime, and ability to handle additional responsibilities when needed for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to tell them about my professional experience.
Recruiting Call -> Several rounds of technical interview: very fundamental questions that probe your conceptual understanding. Make sure to study / review first principles as it gets theorectical. Quick 30 minute phone calls
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Question 1
Tell me about one project to showcase engineering skills
I applied for Software Engineer Data position. It was fine. 1 hour leetcode style interview on codility. The difficulty was medium. I had an alright experience. Was able to get brute force but not optimized solution.
