Application Software Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
Process
First was a 15 min phone screening.
Second was a 60 min tech interview with 2 engineers. The first 15-20 min you talk about your project/resume and the later 40 are spent on designing a program.
For me, I was given a diagram of the cost to make a rocket, sorta like a tree diagram, and told to design a program that takes in an input and returns the cost to design that specific part.
Questions
I was given a diagram of the cost to make a rocket, sorta like a tree diagram, and told to design a program that takes in an input and returns the cost to design that specific part.
This has to do with OOP as well as tree traversal and DFS.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the SpaceX Application Software Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Application Software Engineer roles in Hawthorne, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Application Software Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 1.0Toxic work environmentQuality Assurance Analyst • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CAOctober 28, 2024Pros: The only pros were that I was part of something that will someday get humans to Mars.Cons: Poor management, racism, and sexism. If at any moment in time you speak out against any harassment or sexist and racist comments, they will come after you and not the person who made the racist comment. Low diversity the higher up you are in management. Being white or white passing gets you promoted, and not being white prevents you from opportunities. So many times where a white manager made mistakes and was not reprimanded; in fact, was promoted. While the people of color who worked hard were never given credit, and credit was given to the white managers.
- 4.0Super exciting place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAMay 16, 2024Pros: High impact, awesome on the resume, a lot of trust, and super exciting.Cons: Above average work hours; you get on call
- 3.0HAVE to be a people personAerospace Technician • Former EmployeeMcGregor, TXApril 4, 2025Pros: Decent pay and they will hire anyone.Cons: Your promotion and incentives are only based on how well you can get your co-workers to write a review about you, and have nothing to do with merit, attendance, or work ethic.
