I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in May 2018
Interview
1. Phone Interview - non-technical w/ recruiter. She suggested another role for me to apply to based on my experience- still a software engineering role but with a different team.
2. Online "Take-Home Test" multiple choice programming and math questions.
3. Phone interview with engineering team (technical)
4. Programming challenge
My programming solution only passed 18/20 test cases so I did not advance past this round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about experience and past projects. Hash tables, sorting, debugging small pieces of code.
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.
