Los Alamos National Laboratory·Software Engineer

Los Alamos National Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Los Alamos, NMPosted Nov 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with context about the division and what my role would entail, since the job description itself felt pretty vague.

From there, the interviewers went point by point through the requirements they had posted and asked how my previous experience satisfied each item, including broad statements like knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices.

The experience felt uneven. One interviewer stayed engaged and asked follow-ups while the other seemed distracted—smirking at things on her screen—which made it hard to feel fully respected as I answered. At one point, I brought up a concern about engineering productivity and the overhead from bureaucratic paperwork. That seemed to hit a nerve, and I

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