Spacex Software Engineer interview: a surprise half-day panel

I started with HR, then met a hiring manager and a technical team member before what was described as an onsite. By the time I reached the panel, the process had grown into a full half-day onsite interview. What caught me off guard was the framing. It had been sold as a simple, quick chat, but it was really a technical interview. After I answered, they pushed back with follow-up questions that se…

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