I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX (Bastrop, TX) in Aug 2025
Interview
30-minute behavioral interview with a senior software engineer on the Starlink team. Asked about past internships on my resume as well as knowledge of and interest in SpaceX. Little to no technical discussion since this was the first interview in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most challenging aspect of your previous role/project?
One 45 minute interview with technical employee. Asked to describe one project of choice on resume. Asked basic embedded and networking conceptual questions. Asked to describe a solution for a leetcode style problem. No actual coding involved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what happens when you enter google.com into a browser
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Was a simple process hiring process, one 45 minute technical call with a software engineering manager, followed by a ~4 hour coding round. Heard back around 2 weeks after I interviewed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss the different types of memory and their advantages/disadvantages (L1/L2 cache, RAM, Solid State)