I had a couple of phone interviews and an extensive on-site interview. I was turned down a couple of times, but after gaining more experience, I was able to get my foot further in the door.

The majority of questions throughout the phone interviews as well as on-site were directed at my own projects, emphasizing that I was actually responsible for solving the problems I claimed. They definitely ask more probing questions than any other interviews I've been on.

The phone interviews were relatively brief, less than half an hour, but fairly technical. The on-site was about 6 hours and definitely had some high-intensity portions.

A tour was followed by a 20-minute presentation about a problem you have solved, then followed by 6-8 one-on-one interviews.

The facilities are extremely impressive, so it's easy to get psyched out. However, overall, the employees I met were all friendly and respectful.

You can always gain a year or two more experience and try again with more focused effort, so it helped me not to build things up too much.

The recruiter I had was very helpful, definitely giving the impression that he was there to make things go as well as possible. Overall, I'm glad I had to put in a lot of work to make the job a reality.

Most questions were about the problems and solutions I had claimed.

Many questions seemed to have the goal of proving whether or not I had thought through all aspects and had a good reason for every decision in the process.