I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
I was contacted via a recruiter and submitted information. Received a request for a phone interview, followed by a 5-hour in-person interview.
I thought the entire process was straightforward. HR was indeed difficult to work with, but I did receive quick notice within 2-3 days that I was not offered the position. The reason: I wasn't proficient in a specific code language (which was neither asked during the interview, nor was it listed on my resume).
Disappointed to go through this process and dedicate time and resources for what HR / Hiring Team should have identified right away.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe prior experience in software languages, implementation and product delivery.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at General Atomics in Jul 2026
Interview
After initial phone screening expect 2 rounds 3 hours total including behavioral and technical questions and understand basic cs concepts and object oriented programming along side a couple brain teasers. Overall smooth process.
Initial phone call with HR. Second interview was with one engineer. This interview consisted of reviewing my experience as well as technical questions. Third interview was panel style with a coding assessment provided to me prior to the interview. They asked to explain my code and how I would modify it given various scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General docker and k8s questions.
Time complexity of various data structures.
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?
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at General Atomics with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 89 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Atomics overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at General Atomics as a Software Engineer according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 11%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 0%
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