Naval Nuclear Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

I talked with multiple people, and most of the prompts revolved around my experience and how I’d approach situations from the past.

The overall vibe was mixed for me. I picked up on a disconnect between upper management and the engineers, and it felt like some of what I was hearing was more buzzword-level than grounded in what the developers were actually doing. For example, I was told developers were independently designing full systems from scratch every sprint, which didn’t match what the engineers themselves communicated. Still, the engineers and developers I met seemed genuinely great,