I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
30 minute teams call with one of the software managers. Focused more on the technical side not many behavioral questions. The interview mostly focused on my resume and past project experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me some basic C questions about pointers, memory, macros, byte size of various data types, and bit manipulation.
Initial 30 minute phone screening. Second interview was an hour going over my previous work experience and technical questions that consisted of OOP fundamentals, pointers & references, mutex locks, TCP vs UDP, virtual funcitons
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you troubleshoot HW & SW network communication?
Straight forward - 30 minutes phone screen with behavioral and technical questions on C++.
Followed by 5 hour in-person or virtual interview which included both technical and behavioral questions. Each hour was a different interview with different people.
A 30 minute microsoft teams meeting with questions regarding basic C++/C knowledge, resume review, and generic behavioral questions. Delved specifically into how I work in a team environment, personal strengths and weaknesses, and how to address difficult conversations.