This interview was almost entirely technical and very challenging, and I felt relatively unprepared based on the information I received from a recruiter. I was asked three technical questions - the first two were pretty reasonable, and the last one was very difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to implement a cache-like data structure based only on a few different function headers and parameters they gave me.
I applied online and got invited to the assessment centre straight away. The assessment centre consisted of group work, individual work, and interviews. I liked the company and people and got an offer, but a month before the start date they withdrew my offer. The reason was that I could not pass the security clearance. In the interviews and even when I had an offer phone call I asked them multiple times if I could pass my security test and my foreign nationality would not be a problem. They said everything was fine, but turns out it wasn't. I really hope that they don't screw anyone up like this in the future, I missed other offers and opportunities, and I am so frustrated.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Leidos (Lynnwood, WA) in Jan 2023
Interview
Interview was a part process. First interview was a phone interview asking about technical background and where I saw my career path taking me.
Second was an onsite interview going over some circuit analysis, along with some fundamental electronic component questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide the resistances of a circuit if you have a voltage source Vx and want X volts across a resistor as your output.