Draper Labs·Software Engineer

Draper Labs Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

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Negative

Cambridge, MAPosted Mar 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview experience started like a fairly standard process: I had a phone conversation with lighter technical questions, and then I gave an in-person presentation a few weeks later.

After that, I was told pretty directly that I would be hired, and the initial communication made it sound settled.

But then the timeline went sideways. Two months passed without an offer letter, even though I’d been told multiple times the position would be full time. After that delay, they asked whether I would be willing to switch into a contract role without benefits for either three or six months.

By the time I looked back, it didn’t feel like a clear, consistent process—it felt dishonest and disorganized. I didn’t get an offer, and the longer it dragged on, the more the mismatch

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