I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX in Aug 2025
Interview
Applied online, received HR response email to schedule phone screening next day. After 20 min phone screening about the background, scheduled a 45-min phone technical interview two days later. The interview consists of two parts. One part were some fairly easy questions about C++, and data structure regarding optimization. The other part was related to my past experience, and combined with some hypothesized working scenarios at SpaceX. Questions were about how I would approach to resolve them. Got response two days later, didn't make it to the next round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know a hash table, and how to deal with collision?
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
