Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Southwest Airlines with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Southwest Airlines overall takes an average of 64 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Southwest Airlines as a Software Engineer Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
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Initial phone call and then 1 hour interview with HR and 2 team members. Initial call was vibe check and interview was mostly behavioral, but asked about projects and experience in detail
The format was a quick phone round with a recruiter, followed by a panel interview with three software engineers on a prospective team. The interviewers were all very polite. The questions were mostly behavioral, relating to the experience on my resume.
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Talk about a time you overcame a challenge in a team.
I applied online. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2023
Interview
There were 2 interviews. First was a telephonic interview in which the interviewer ask basis questions. Second was a bit technical based on my experience that what project I have done as well as some behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st Round: Why Southwest? 2nd Round: Based on my projects and some behavioral questions. No coding questions.