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      Software Developer Interview

      May 11, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA) in May 2018

      Interview

      Phone interview was easy, basic programming questions. I got an In-person interview set up pretty quickly. They told me there would be three parts: HR meeting, technical interview, and a coding assessment. For the technical interview, if you aren't prepared to talk about a project and every little detail about it, then do not even mention it. You have to know your resume inside and out. Also be prepared to work out some coding problems dealing with Aeronautics on the Whiteboard. This threw me off as I thought the only coding that I would be doing was on the laptop (like they had told me beforehand). There were 3 interviewers for this part and one of them, the team lead, was not a very nice person. He left after 10 minutes and that was when I knew that they wanted me out of there as fast as possible. They cut my three hour interview short into an hour and a half, even after they were late for the initial HR meeting. It was pretty annoying to fly across the country and not even be able to complete the full interview. HR is really friendly and accommodating but the actual dev team wasnt very enthusiastic or friendly. Felt really fake.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How did you implement a specific method for one of your projects? How did you test it?
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      May 11, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Poway, CA
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      Neutral experience
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      I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

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      Straight forward - 30 minutes phone screen with behavioral and technical questions on C++. Followed by 5 hour in-person or virtual interview which included both technical and behavioral questions. Each hour was a different interview with different people.

      Software Developer Interview

      Apr 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Diego, CA
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      Positive experience
      Average interview

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      I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      A 30 minute microsoft teams meeting with questions regarding basic C++/C knowledge, resume review, and generic behavioral questions. Delved specifically into how I work in a team environment, personal strengths and weaknesses, and how to address difficult conversations.

      Software Developer Interview

      Apr 8, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Poway, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Apr 2026

      Interview

      30 minute phone call, technical screening with questions around data structures and operators. Last half was resume screening. It was more of a genuine conversation about competency and skill and why you're interested with GA.

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