I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Dynamics (Waltham, MA) in May 2025
Interview
Step 1: HR screening call
Step 2: Call with the hiring manager (mostly behavioral about past experiences with light technical questions)
Step 3: On-site 4 hour long interview with project presentation and 2 live coding interviews
Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Boston Dynamics
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Dynamics
Interview
The recruiter did a good job setting everything up.
The interview format was
1. Presentation. Tell the interviewers about some cool problem that you worked on and solved
2. A bunch of technical questions and coding exercises.
3. Some non technical/personality questions at the end.
The questions were fair. I thought that I did fairly well, but no offer. I requested feedback, but didn't get any. Total radio silence after a rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Several straight forward coding exercises, and a few specific domain knowledge questions
Boston Dynamics doesn't do straightforward technical interviews (with a coding aspect) instead focusing on overall technical knowledge and problem solving. After hearing back from a recruiter, I did one behavioral interview and one technical interview before declining the position.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Dynamics with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Dynamics overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Dynamics as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
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