Spacex·Software Engineer

Spacex Software Engineer interview experience

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Vandenberg AFB, CAPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a recruiter call to set things up, and then it quickly turned into multiple phone conversations with engineers and a hiring manager.

The whole sequence felt fairly linear—phone screen first, then progressively more responsibility as I moved along.

Across those calls, the themes were mostly about my background and fit for the role, but each step narrowed in on my ability to discuss the technical side with the group that was evaluating me. I didn’t get invited to the final in-person stage, so I never got to see how the evaluation would change at an onsite.

The outcome was a straightforward pass/fail after the phone rounds. I left with the sense that the early screening momentum didn’t translate into enough alignment to

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