Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Background check: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Oct 2016
Interview
Skype call interview with my (future) supervisor/mentor
Mostly behavioral questions, and then going through what i had listed on my resume.
Pretty short interview, about 20 minutes.
Received an offer a few days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
What kind of programming experience do you have?
I applied online. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Mar 2026
Interview
Just 1 call with the team that wanted to hire and it was a deep dive into my past projects. Make sure to be clear and detailed but also light and try to converse a little bit so the team feels like they can work with you.
I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA)
Interview
Apply -> interview with recruiter -> interview with the team
The senior software engineer asked many questions about my experience and wanted me to get more robotics experience. The final interview consisted of three people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many lines of code have you written in your life?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Jun 2023
Interview
1 virtual interview consisting of a resume review with multiple people from the team where they described what the role was and asked about any projects specifically using the teams tech stack.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, do you have experience with SQL, do you have experience with python