Blue Origin Software Engineer interview experience

I got hit with a fluid-through-a-pipe style question and then we talked through how you could improve flow—no fluff, mostly reasoning about the physics and what changes would matter.

Even though the people I spoke with were kind, it was still tough in practice because I had to be solid on the core topic I was applying for. That theme of “prove you really know it” carried through the overall process as well: it took a long time, and even though I moved through the evaluation, I didn’t end up with an offer. The result was tied to a hiring freeze, and it left me feeling like the effort put into