Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

I had a setup where I was basically introduced to what the lab was doing and why the role existed, and then we talked through my resume and past experiences with a few general prompts.

When behavioral questions came up, the goal was to understand how I approached problem-solving and how I handled challenges in teams. There weren’t any tricky coding moments—my technical discussion stayed pretty basic and stayed anchored in my prior research or what I’d worked on. Overall it was the kind of process where I could walk through my background comfortably, and it ended up feeling easy rather than