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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 14, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

Thirty min phone screen with recruiter (go over resume, a few general technical questions), forty-five min technical phone interview (tell me about most technically complex project), fly out to in-person onsite in Austin.

Questions

And can you tell me the difference between a hash map and hash table?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 162 interview experiences for the SpaceX Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

8%
Pass Rate

SpaceX's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive46%
Neutral30%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having good feelings for SpaceX's Software Engineer interview process.

SpaceX Work Experiences