SpaceX Software Developer interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
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SpaceX interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 138 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SpaceX overall takes an average of 29 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at SpaceX as a Software Developer according to 138 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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