I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Leidos in Apr 2014
Interview
I applied via my university's website and got a call either that very same day or the subsequent day. I was just asked about my resume, projects I had worked on, etc. It was pretty straight forward. I had already interned with Leidos previously, so I think I was a shoe-in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some basic Java programming questions, e.g., what is an object? What is inheritance?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Leidos (Eagan, MN) in Sep 2018
Interview
This was at a small location in Eagan, MN, so I cannot speak to other locations. There was an initial resume review followed by a behavioral interview. After that, there were was standard-fare background checks plus some extra steps to get required security clearances.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions themselves covered things like "Describe a challenge you encountered in a software project and how you responded to it?"
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Leidos (San Diego, CA) in May 2016
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter to schedule an onsite interview. For interview, I met up with several different employees of the division, who explained their roles in the company. I was asked questions about my resume and past work experience
Software Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Leidos with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Engineering according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Drug test: 29%
Skills test: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
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