The first round was a brief phone call with an HR representative in which they asked a few questions and provided info about the team. The second was a complete technical interview for an hour with two current engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took extreme ownership of something.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)
Interview
First interview. When interested the recruiter finds the application quickly after applying. Behavioral on phone interview with technical recruiter where the topic was mostly about my projects and some general description of them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a project which you completed and describe it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX) in Jul 2025
Interview
Very long onsite interview, definitely move quickly through the interview process. Conversations with engineers were about ongoing projects and technical questions woven into the conversation. There was a 30 minute presentation and 6, 30 minutes 1:1 interviews with each of the interviewing engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you contributed to a previous internship / what was your greatest achievement?