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xAI Software Engineer Interview Experience: a rushed rocket simulation

xAISoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Jun 2026

After the recruiter step, I had a technical interview that felt medium to hard. The main task was a simulation that involved moving a rocket in a game like setting. I understood the idea and made progress, but the time box was brutal for implementing it cleanly. I ran out of time before I could make the solution fully correct and complete. It felt as though the target was polished execution, not…

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