I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (New York, NY)
Interview
About a handful of interview stages. Started with HR, then with the team lead, then with the management and finally with the whole team. This was for an intermediate technical position so the interviews focused on prior technical experience and skills. Also some questions to see personal character / behavior, like how to deal with difficult situations and challenges. No problem solving questions or puzzles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a previous development project you led and the technologies used.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
I had a first interview with someone at the NIF for a software developer position. The interview went pretty smoothly and wasn't too detailed or technical; we mostly talked about a broad overview of the position and my background and experiences. After the interview, he told me that LLNL would reach out to me in about a week to let me know if I made it to the next round of interviews. However, 3 weeks passed without receiving any response. After these 3 weeks, I sent a followup email to ask if they had any update, and currently have still not received any reply several days later. LLNL's behavior on their part to completely ghost a candidate after already conducting an interview is shocking, disrespectful, and extremely unprofessional. It's even worse when you realize that they use taxpayer dollars to pay their employees to interview potential candidates, just to ghost them afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty general questions about my background, technical skills, and work history.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) in Sep 2021
Interview
I had three back-to-back interviews with multiple team & project leaders. LLNL has plenty of internal employee mobility, so ensuring compatibility across various groups makes a lot of sense.
The interviews mostly consisted of a discussion of my past experiences. One was technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would assess scaling issues for code on an HPC system?
What testing tools and techniques did you employ on your previous projects?
How would you approach and resolve team conflict?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Interview
Was onsite for an ACE interview. Interviewed with 7 teams for an entire day where each team focused on different aspects that the lab did. I was asked several questions about my background, specifically the projects I worked on in the past. In addition, I had a couple of small coding/whiteboard questions but no more than 3. Not each team asked coding questions. Some focused more on personality and past projects.
