Anduril Software Engineer interview experience

I actually enjoyed the “real life” game-style problem, and working through it with the engineer felt like normal work—practical and collaborative. That early part of the process felt promising.

Onsite was a different story. It was essentially the standard SWE loop: I expected multiple DSA-style interviews with leetcode-medium questions, plus a system design interview centered around a drawing exercise. The whole day felt intense and unforgiving. I remember feeling like I was navigating a minefield where any slip—either in how I coded or how I explained—triggered harsh reactions. Trying to