NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory·Software Engineer

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jun 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ran into the more demanding end of JPL’s Software Engineer pipeline, with hands-on technical tasks or all-day, high-stakes days, over roughly days to a few months.

Short manager touchpoint — I started with a brief discussion to confirm interest, then moved into a more technical track.
Technical screen with live coding — I shared my screen and wrote a few simple programs in a text editor; in this round the expectation was to actually produce code.
On-campus all-day interview (high challenge) — I went through multiple sessions focused on applying classroom knowledge in new ways; it felt friendly but challenging.
Very extended all-day process (also difficult) — Another path included a director meeting, a 1-hour presentation, and

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