Sierra Nevada Systems Engineer interview experience

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Negative

United StatesPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up in a process that started promising but left a bad taste in the end.

I went through the usual path—HR and phone interviews followed by an on-site visit—and it looked like things were moving forward. I was even told I wasn’t qualified for the exact role I interviewed for, but they offered me a more junior position. After I showed interest, they made an initial verbal offer, I countered, and they came back with a revised offer—only for it to be walked back.

When I asked for the offer in writing, it was treated like the position had been cancelled, which felt unprofessional given how far it had progressed. Separately, I also had another experience where

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