MITRE·Systems Engineer

MITRE Systems Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Oct 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I came in through an initial outreach that quickly turned into a technical phone screen, and then I was flown out for an in-person interview on a full schedule.

The structure was similar: an HR-style introduction, then a big chunk of time interviewing with multiple people across the team. In my case, the in-person day included a presentation—about half an hour on a technical topic—paired with a set of follow-on interviews.

Most of the questions felt conversational rather than adversarial. People asked about my projects and what I’d be excited to work on, and the discussion often shifted into how I approached problems. I also had a run of shorter one-on-one interviews with different staff, and the day felt long but not especially hostile. Even when

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