I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Boca Chica and Medford Colonia, TX) in Nov 2023
Interview
1. Phone screening
2. Virtual technical interview with one engineer, question was easy.
3. Onsite interview, typical all-day interview, although no breaks making it difficult to stay on top of it for 6 hours straight. A series of engineers took turns asking technical questions within 1 hour periods. Last interview was a behavioral interview with the project manager. Extremely cool to be onsite at Starbase, the energy was there. I only fell short because I wasn't able to keep my mind at peak performance for 6 hours straight w/o any breaks so be ready for that. They really want to see how long you can perform under pressure.
Note: don't apply here if SpaceX's mission doesn't highly motivate you. It's intense is not made for the faint of heart
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System Design: Build a Starlink purchasing and fulfillment service that can handle severe spikes of demand (ie when Elon tweets)
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
