NASA·Software Engineer

NASA Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Sep 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process had a clear progression from an initial phone screening to increasingly structured assessments.

First there were “get to know you” questions on the phone, then a technical phone interview, and once I passed that they sent me a timed test through HackerRank.

After the timed test, my resume was forwarded to NASA, and when I finally met with NASA personnel the questions focused again on technical skills and my resume. It felt like each step was validating a different layer—communication, then technical ability, then deeper confirmation.

Separately, I also encountered a more math-and-logic style screening where they asked many algebra and geometry questions and included engine-building

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