I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at National Security Agency (Fort Meade, MD) in Feb 2024
Interview
Got sent a HireVue virtual interview. About a month later, I got a CJO. Now I am in the long clearance process. Heard it takes anywhere from 6-12 months usually
I applied online. I interviewed at National Security Agency (San Antonio, TX) in May 2023
Interview
I submitted my application and about 2 weeks later, received an invitation to interview. They used a platform called Hirevue where you submit a video of yourself answering the questions. There was about 14 total. Mix of behavioral and general Software Engineering principles. No coding assessment. Then, about a month and a half later, received a Conditional Job Offer which basically means they'll hire you as long as you pass your background check and other evaluations. This was for the TX location but I didn't have to go on-site to interview or for any part of the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not allowed to post on here but mix of behavioral and general SE knowledge. You have about a minute to think of a response before you start getting recorded and forced to submit
I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at National Security Agency (San Antonio, TX) in Apr 2020
Interview
It was actually quite pleasant. They emailed me a link to participate in a pre-recorded interview. There were 10 questions and each question was pre-recorded. After a pre-recorded video would ask a question, you had to record your response using your webcam/camera. So on and so forth for all 10 questions. That was it. I did not go on-site or have a phone interview or anything else. The questions were not technically in-depth, but certain coding strategies and/or frameworks were discussed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Say you had to build a machine learning model with text data that was very sensitive and could not be shared or to which you may not have access. How would you do it?