I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Interview
First one is like resume screening and second one is Technical interview over skype. It was good.
It was not hard but felt like questions were similar. If the spouse works for the same company, it would be an additional advantage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview was on the technology that I put in my resume.
I applied online. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Aug 2025
Interview
A panel of people interviewed me and they asked me about my experiences from resume. They also asked a few general technical questions like explaining OOP concepts to someone who doesn't understand OOP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to add a new features using git? How to explain OOP to someone who doesn't understand OOP?
I applied online. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Interview
Interview involved~3 hour panel interview with staff from various groups.
Most questions were revolved around previous educational/work experience, mainly sticking to topics mention on my resume.
Most of the interviewers were pleasant, but make sure you get a clear description of the position expectations and group you're apply to
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What sort of work did you do in your last position?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Hr contacted me to schedule a phone interview.
First round “Phone interview” with an engineer and a team lead. 30 minutes behavioral interview.
Hr contacted me again for next round.
Do a presentation
Meet with division project manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about some of your tech skills
Tell me some projects you have been doing
Based on you answer follow up questions.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory interviews FAQs
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with 2.5 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 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as a Software Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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