NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Pasadena, CAPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a lighter-weight set of rounds for a Software Engineer role, mostly behavioral/resume review, and it usually moved quickly.

Intro / recruiter or team screen — A quick chat focused on my background, fit, and availability; in some cases the team described the role and what they were looking for.
Team conversation(s) — One or more Zoom/video interviews with managers or prospective teammates; questions pulled from my resume/projects, with some “teaser” questions about the work.
Short technical check (light) — When technical appeared, it was brief (e.g., a short coding quiz) or targeted (e.g., simple programming basics like recursion/call stack).
Scheduling / recruiter coordination — In one

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