Spacex Software Engineer interview experience

I first got pulled into a round where they grilled me on my resume and then ran me through hypothetical design scenarios. The topics spanned core engineering fundamentals—mechanics of materials, statics, and fluid mechanics—so it wasn’t just “tell me your background,” it was “prove you can apply the fundamentals on the spot.”

Before the onsite, there was also a timed technical test component that really tested endurance. I remember getting around 12 hours to complete an assessment and taking closer to 3–4 hours, then talking through it in a shorter follow-up call where they asked about my