General Dynamics Mission Systems Software Engineer interview experience

After being pulled in onsite—right out of college—I had three interview sessions in total. There wasn’t much sense of a long multi-round gauntlet, just a set of back-to-back conversations.

Across those meetings, the questions leaned heavily on my background and experience rather than digging into technical complexity. I remember it feeling similar to what I’d heard about job fair conversations: a check on what I’d done, how I fit the role, and whether I was already aligned with the kind of work they were hiring for. Even when there were multiple people involved, the overall vibe was calm and