Sandia National Laboratories·Software Engineer

Sandia National Laboratories Software Engineer interview experience

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Albuquerque, NMPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was an HR phone call where I walked through the general items on my résumé, and that was followed shortly by a manager call where I went deeper into my technical experience.

From there, the process shifted hard into an onsite day that felt designed to evaluate both technical communication and day-to-day collaboration.

Onsite, I had a structured presentation session followed by questions, and it wasn’t just one conversation. I sat with a panel and then did multiple 1:1 discussions with managers and technical subject matter experts. I also remember some of the people were outside the core area but still technical, so I had to be clear and avoid assuming everyone shared the same background.

It was challenging, but the tone across the room stayed respectful and

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