NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

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Pasadena, CAPosted May 2012 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through an on-campus recruiting flow that moved into follow-up lab/team conversations, with a fairly technical-but-background-heavy focus.

On-campus panel interview — A panel interview on campus where interviewers had an hour total to assess fit; they covered my coursework, why JPL, and why I matched their specific teams. One interviewer slot was unexpectedly missing, but the others still moved forward and planned to relay feedback to teams.
Follow-up lab/on-site round — After the initial campus/group discussion, I was scheduled for a second, more focused lab interview; it consisted of multiple 1:1 conversations (45 minutes each) with managers/engineers from teams that were interested, mixing technical questions with

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