NASA·Software Engineer

NASA Software Engineer interview experience

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Pasadena, CAPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview centered tightly on my academic work rather than a broad sweep of software engineering topics.

The questions pulled directly from my research in solid propulsion and combustion, and most of the technical conversation leaned into fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

I also spent time discussing my background and what I expected from the role, but the main focus stayed on that technical thread. It felt like they were trying to validate depth in a specific domain by probing the foundations behind my work, and the rest of the conversation mainly served to connect that expertise to what the job would involve. I didn’t end up getting an offer, and I took away that the interview was really

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