Southwest Research Institute Software Engineer interview experience

People I spoke with were knowledgeable and generally transparent about what the job would involve, and the overall flow felt coherent rather than random. I remember thinking the experience was unusually understanding for how involved it was.

The format included a direct phone interview where I talked through my skills and experience with a clear focus on the role’s expectations. The conversation covered my interests as well as the team context, and the interviewer was upfront about needing to fill a gap for a specific kind of work. It wasn’t framed like an adversarial test—more like a