Software Engineer (Starlink) applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer (Starlink) roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SpaceX overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SpaceX as a Software Engineer (Starlink) according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
Other: 4%
Background check: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Austin, TX)
Interview
Started with a phone interview, then went into a 4hr technical interview where the goal was to optimize the positioning of satellites to better connect users, 3rd interview was with the hiring manager, last was an on-site presentation.
recruiter screen (confirm us citizenship, talk about your backgorund, dive into a personal project you worked on, why spacex and why SWE) -> take home OA -> in depth behavioral/system design -> on-site.
Passed the behavioral section, was friendly and easy.
The tech assessment was above average difficulty, with a
question involving data structures and confirming if conditions are met for satellite connectivity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Easy Behavioral Questions (Tell me about yourself)
First round was a phone screening very quick and painless, the second round was a coding assessment (take home times 2 hr project), the third round was a behavioral where they dove into a specific project
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why starlink? Why SpaceX? What project are you most proud of?