I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
1) Phone call interview with HR
2) Phone call interview with member of the hiring team
3) Phone interview with manager
4) In person interview in Seattle office in a 1 to 4 interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two tubes are being compressed from each of its edges. If the cross section of the two tubes are concentric but they are not in contact with each other, which tube deforms first?
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process
Rigorous but fairly reasonable in my experience. The technical problems often has a twist but if you have strong fundamentals you should be able to perform well. The recruiter and interviewers I interacted with are all very nice people.
4 rounds, 1 with technical recruiter, 1 with engineer, 1 with manager, and onsite. first 3 are over the phone. onsite was the challenge, consists of presentation, one-on-ones, and tour.
