NASA Software Engineer interview experience (2021)

NASA Software Engineer interview experience

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Cleveland, OHPosted Nov 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a panel-style first interview with four interviewers, and it revolved around my experience and why I’d be a fit even though I hadn’t worked in the role exactly as described before.

By the end of that first session, I personally felt like the lack of direct experience was working against me, and I didn’t expect to move on.

To my surprise, I got invited back. The second interview was a discussion with the hiring manager, and she gave me two real-world scenarios the night before so I could talk through how I’d handle the responsibilities in practice. That made it feel less like memorizing trivia and more like reasoning out how I’d operate under job-relevant situations.

The process overall took a very long time, and I ended up following up for weeks after the second

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NASA Software Engineer interview experience

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