Northrop Grumman Software Engineer interview experience

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Rolling Meadows, ILPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the initial steps, I ended up in a panel-style technical conversation with multiple senior engineers.

The format centered on a mix of behavioral questions and a technical portion that leaned into fundamentals—data structures and algorithms came up, along with databases. For me, there was also a clear C++ thread where we discussed past experiences in the context of how I approach problem-solving, then shifted into C++ fundamentals and basic scenario-based reasoning.

The questions didn’t feel random; they landed on familiar topics and were mostly framed as questions from a bank, which made it feel structured but still conversational. One interviewer group pushed on STAR-type answers, so I

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