I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Leidos (Washington, DC) in Mar 2018
Interview
The process took about 4 weeks. I applied online on Leidos website and I got an email from the recruiter asking me to fill few questionnaires , including what time I was available for an interview. Few days later I got an email for an interview at their office in Washington DC. The interview lasted about an hour. They started with asking questions about my resume and the work I have done so far. Then they asked me few technical questions and after that asked me if I have any questions for them. I was interviewed by two people even though the email said there are going to be four people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is Object Oriented Programming?
What are constructors?
Do you have any experience with testing code in Java?
What are Triggers in SQL?
What are different levels of normalization in SQL?
What is a Foreign Key in SQL?
Phone screening followed by one on one interview. The one on one made no sense, there was no structure and the questions that were asked weren’t even for listed technologies or languages that were in the job description.
Simple and just general coding questions. Prepare knowledge of Java and PL/SQL. Understanding of Agile and Scrum. Understanding how to create Jar and Wars. Using TortoiseSVN. Security questions. General coding and developer questions.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Leidos (Melbourne)
Interview
Technical interview was hard but fair. All was well until we got into the HR questions. HR and psychometric interview questions straight out of ChatGPT. Some not relevant at all.
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Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Leidos with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 59 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Leidos overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Leidos as a Software Engineer according to 59 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 1%
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