I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman in Dec 2025
Interview
I was referred, which seemed to put me past a couple of the rounds of interviewing. The actual interview was actually really enjoyable compared to my interviews with companies like Boeing and Amazon. The interviewers actually made me want to work with them. The questions were mainly trying to see if you knew what was in your resume, and there were some small technical questions, but nothing too difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain the binary search algorithm like I don't know anything about coding.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Annapolis Junction, MD)
Interview
I was referred for an entry level software engineering position. I performed one in person interview on site in Annapolis Junction. The interview was performed in a conference room by two or three senior engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to install packages in Linux?
How to approach a problem that you do not understand?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Melbourne, FL)
Interview
They called my phone number to contact me to schedule the interview. I interviewed 2 weeks later. I had 2 people interview me on Teams, neither of whom was the initial point of contact. After walking through my resume, they asked me a mix of behavioral and technical questions that were conceptual. The interview lasted 45 minutes total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given [x] example of a system that they work with, to solve these types of problems. What programming language would be best suited for these conditions? Why that language over another similar language? What are the pros and cons of these languages?
Associate Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Northrop Grumman with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northrop Grumman overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northrop Grumman as a Associate Software Engineer according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Drug test: 15%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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