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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

January 7, 2020
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Process

Take-home coding project with a project presentation to the full-loop team on the day of the interview.

This is then followed by about 5-6 technical interviews.

Expect lots of whiteboard coding, with one soft-skills interview.

Questions

The take-home project often can be as involved as you choose to make it.

If you have experience shipping complex software, do remember to apply all those hard-earned lessons.

The whiteboard questions can range from real-life design choices to your typical data structures questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the SpaceX Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

SpaceX's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral24%
Negative35%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for SpaceX's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.