I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Nov 2023
Interview
First round was a 30 minute call. First half was behavioral, asking about previous experience both professionally and org-wise, second half was technical, asking questions about C++ structure and memory management.
Second round is an open note OA for one problem. I was given 24 hours from start, but question I received was luckily easy compared to others.
Third round is completing a word doc describing your education status and then your four largest accomplishments in bullet-point form (1-2 sentences for each accomplishment).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you direct C to put data in a stack versus on a heap?
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
Interview questions [1]
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.
