NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory·Software Engineer

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Positive

Pasadena, CAPosted Jun 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a relatively lightweight, mostly conversation-style hiring loop for a Software Engineer role, typically within about days to a few weeks.

Initial outreach / recruiter or hiring contact — I got an email or call, and we talked through my resume and what the role would involve.
Phone screen (15–30 min) — I discussed projects I learned the most from and why I was interested; sometimes the interviewer asked quick background questions and language/database/web-development experience.
Short follow-up (if applicable) — In a few cases, the screening included brief resume-based prompts and fit questions, with little to no heavy technical deep-diving. Outcome: I usually didn’t receive an offer, and the takeaway was

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