I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Got a referral from a friend, applied online, and got set up for a phone screen. The HR lady was really misleading; she didn't forward all my materials to the interviewer and clearly said there WON'T be data structure/algorithm questions though the interviewer did ask technical questions. The overall interview lasted about 20 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Describe in detail your most involved and difficult project you've done in the past.
- Difference between objects and classes in C++.
- You're given two arrays of strings. Determine if all the strings in the first array are present in the second array, and return a boolean. Now assume both arrays have a million elements each. How would your answer change to improve efficiency?
Basic questions about python vs c++, am I authorized to work in the US, stack vs heap, projects and my experience mentioned in my resume, quick introduction about myself and why i wish to work at spacex.
Recruiter screens usually hit: time/space complexity of common operations, why O(log n) beats O(n), array vs hash map vs linked list tradeoffs, and Big-O of sorting. Want me to drill you on these?
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Question 1
recruiter called, they has a few big O questions and basic DSA
Phone call with a recruiter discussing SpaceX, its goals, my resume, professional experience, interest in the role, availability to work overtime, and ability to handle additional responsibilities when needed for the position.
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Question 1
They asked me to tell them about my professional experience.
