General Atomics Software Engineer interview experience

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Adelanto, CAPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a lighter-weight process that focused more on fit and conversation than heavy coding, with C++/experience checking rather than deep algorithms.

Recruiter/vibe check — a first round with a recruiter where there were no technical questions.
Team engineer round — a second round with engineers focused on experience from my resume rather than coding.
30-minute technical + conversation — a phone screen that covered data structures/operators plus a resume/interest discussion.
Behavioral-only video call — a ~30–45 minute call where all prompts were behavioral and there wasn’t a right-or-wrong answer.
Single panel for internship — one panel of three staff engineers, followed by a wait; the process didn’t include

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