I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
Phone screen, followed by a technical exam. If you pass the technical exam you have on-site interviews. You have multiple days for the technical exam but you can only ask questions for the first hour and a half after you get the exam.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone screen: Why SpaceX, projects you've worked on, typical softball screening questions
Technical exam: Essentially a complicated optimization problem with many mathematical constraints. Difficult, but doable. Does not take the full 48 hours to complete, but it's unclear whether finishing earlier ends up looking better.
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.
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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
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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.
