I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Austin, TX) in Jan 2023
Interview
1 HR interview, 2 tech interviews. I sopped the interview process after making it past the first technical interview. I had spoken with a manager, and was set to speak with a director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical thought problems based on first principal engineering equations.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process
4 rounds, 1 with technical recruiter, 1 with engineer, 1 with manager, and onsite. first 3 are over the phone. onsite was the challenge, consists of presentation, one-on-ones, and tour.
Rigorous but fairly reasonable in my experience. The technical problems often has a twist but if you have strong fundamentals you should be able to perform well. The recruiter and interviewers I interacted with are all very nice people.
