I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
1. Submitted resume online
2. A recruiter called after one week and did pre-screening
3. Followed by a one-on-one phone interview with a team member another week after.
4. Assigned a take-home test one week after the one-on-one interview and asked to answer in one week.
5. One day after turning in the answer, they gave follow-up questions and asked to reply in one week again.
6. Two weeks after the second turn-in. They sent the invitation for an on-site interview.
Recruiter screens usually hit: time/space complexity of common operations, why O(log n) beats O(n), array vs hash map vs linked list tradeoffs, and Big-O of sorting. Want me to drill you on these?
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Question 1
recruiter called, they has a few big O questions and basic DSA
Phone call with a recruiter discussing SpaceX, its goals, my resume, professional experience, interest in the role, availability to work overtime, and ability to handle additional responsibilities when needed for the position.
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Question 1
They asked me to tell them about my professional experience.
Recruiting Call -> Several rounds of technical interview: very fundamental questions that probe your conceptual understanding. Make sure to study / review first principles as it gets theorectical. Quick 30 minute phone calls
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Question 1
Tell me about one project to showcase engineering skills