Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied through a recruiter.
I had 3 rounds with them including the recruiter screen, and two stages of technical discussions. Everything went well, but I got rejected. Not sure why I was rejected, I feel sad, but the recruiting process was pretty smooth.
I got a message on LinkedIn from a recruiter, set up a quick call, and got interview requests from two teams, but got rejected by them.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SpaceX Data Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Data Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 4.0Political and unfair to long term individual contributorsSenior Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CANovember 25, 2024Pros: The cause, the benefits, and the validation you get from building and seeing your hardware fly is unmatched. There is the respect from others, and any vendor picks up your phone. It is the most recognized and successful name in the industry.Cons: Toxic, political, and especially after 5 years, technical excellence is no longer important. The individual contributors are the main target, because they are seemingly easy to replace.
- 4.0Great place to workOperations Engineer • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CADecember 18, 2024Pros: Novel problems, strong and competent teammates, and intangible perks like coffee and frozen yogurtCons: Frequent schedule pressure and sprints
- 5.0Great culture and benefitSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, CASeptember 9, 2026Pros: Great culture and benefits and other thingsCons: No cons, and very good work.
