I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
- 30 min recruiter screen, asking general questions about resume and experience
- 4 hour take home coding assessment, satellite beams.
- 45 min technical/experience discussion, where you pick one project from your resume and explain it in detail. They ask questions such as, what would you have done different, how did you collaborate, etc. Then, you get the chance to ask them questions. Should have picked a more relevant project for the role, as the recruiter did not ask me any technical questions. Did not make it past this round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you have done differently on this project if you had the chance to do it again?
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.
