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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

August 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and received an HR response email the next day to schedule a phone screening.

After a 20-minute phone screening about my background, I was scheduled for a 45-minute phone technical interview two days later.

The interview consisted of two parts:

  • One part included fairly easy questions about C++ and data structures regarding optimization.
  • The other part was related to my past experience, combined with some hypothesized working scenarios at SpaceX, focusing on how I would approach resolving them.

I received a response two days later, but I did not make it to the next round.

Questions

Do you know about hash tables, and how to deal with collisions?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 114 interview experiences for the SpaceX Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive46%
Neutral25%
Negative29%

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