Senior Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Northrop Grumman with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northrop Grumman overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northrop Grumman as a Senior Principal Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 24%
Group panel interview: 24%
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 6%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Redondo Beach, CA) in May 2019
Interview
Contacted by NG recruiter via Linkedin and set a phone interview schedule, this is just for the recruiter to get an idea of my background. I received another call for an on-site interview. I received an offer two days after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing too technical. Just basic work related experience (projects handled, technologies familiar with, etc.)
I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Woodland Hills, CA)
Interview
Recruiter screen + 1 final round with behavioral and very limited technical questions. Did not delve deep into my experience or into any technical discussion. In the end I received a rejection a week after the interview.
One phone call talking to multiple managers. they asked questions and just need to answer. no coding questions. Just about what I do based on resume. a couple tech questions
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Orlando, FL) in Oct 2023
Interview
Basically three people on a video call. I think it lasted about an hour. They were very interested in my knowledge of software testing. I haven't done a lot of testing so that was difficult. The other questions were fairly easy. I seem to recall a mix of personality questions and tech stuff related to C++.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How familiar are you with common testing frameworks for C++?