I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applied Research Associates (Raleigh, NC) in Nov 2022
Interview
Applied Online. Set up phone appointment with recruiter few days later. Call was around 45-50 minutes. A few general HR questions, then quite a few technical (OOP) questions, then it was just about wrapped up. Was not exactly prepared for technical questions, but if you know the basics of OOP interview questions you'll do fine.
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Question 1
Inheritance / Polymorphism examples Static vs . Dynamic types languages Virtual function / Abstract Class Rule of 3 / 5 What do you know about us?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Applied Research Associates (Reston, VA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Long rounds of interviews lots of material demandsd. Want to make candidate feel like a Google interview but just another government contractor like all the other ones. Not Google pay or benefits or anything.
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Question 1
What technical mistake did u make and how you resolved it
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Applied Research Associates (Raleigh, NC) in May 2021
Interview
Had an initial phone screening with a recruiter, then another software engineer called to ask questions about general OOP vocabulary. I was scheduled for a final interview but they wanted me to do a 30 min powerpoint presentation and prepare an abstract. I had an offer elsewhere so I refused.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Develop a technical presentation in PowerPoint that shows your participation in a current or past problem/task/project. Include helpful graphs, charts, and illustrations. Reusing a class or project briefing is normally fine for this purpose.