Software Engineer interview at Rocket Lab: Large take-home assignment followed by long silences

The process started with a recruiter reaching out, and scheduling moved quickly. I had a short phone conversation, then met with a senior software engineer and received a take-home test. I completed it promptly over the weekend and sent it back as requested. After that, everything stalled. There was no review of the submission and no clear rejection. I kept following up, but I never received a di…

Shared by a candidate · reported Mar 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.