Northrop Grumman Software Engineer interview experience

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Chandler, AZPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a recruiter email that basically mapped out what the early screen would cover, including standard questions plus a few role-specific prompts.

After that, I went into a multi-person panel interview with a hiring manager and two tech leads. The overall experience felt very centered on vibe-checking and communication: they wanted STAR-style behavioral answers, and they kept circling back to how my experience read when framed against the job.

The format was straightforward and not overly technical, and I didn’t have to do a presentation. Most of what I talked about was my resume—what I’d done, how I handled challenges, and what I’d learned—while they probed to make sure the story made sense. Even when the questions sounded generic, I

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