US Department of Defense·Software Engineer

US Department of Defense Software Engineer interview experience

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Baltimore, MDPosted May 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

What stuck with me wasn’t the interview so much as the surrounding process.

There was a lot of paperwork, long waits after submitting everything, and security-related steps that dragged on. Even when I did speak to people or answer a few questions, the overall momentum was slow because of the administrative and clearance requirements.

In my experience, interviews weren’t deeply technical or highly competitive. One time I ended up talking with a manager over the phone and mostly discussed my previous experience and what I was applying for, and there were no real technical questions. In another experience, I didn’t even have a traditional interview at all because of

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