General Atomics Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

San Diego, CAPosted Jan 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced a more difficult, security- and assessment-heavy process: phone-to-assessment, then an onsite technical/behavioral loop.

Phone interview + coding questions — I was asked standard coding questions by a software lead.
Coding assessment sent in advance — There was an email-based assessment as a follow-up step.
Onsite technical/behavioral interview + assessment component — Onsite included more technical and behavioral rounds; one version also involved a longer 4–5 hour onsite with a technical assessment (including Linux coding) and multiple-choice questions. Outcome: I didn’t have a final decision reported, but both experiences emphasized fairness of the technical work and extra

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