Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

The interview itself was about an hour with two senior people, then another hour with the group lead, and I also had lunch as part of the day. The questions were mostly grounded in my resume and background, along with a discussion of what their group did and how it was organized.

Honestly, the only real gripe wasn’t the interview content—it was the waiting. It took about six weeks to find out whether I was getting the job, which dragged longer than the rest of the process.

Even so, the day felt straightforward. I never felt like the interview was trying to challenge me with tricky technical