Cray Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Had a few rounds of interviews, they focused on testing logical reasoning and debugging abilities. The people were nice and friendly, which made me feel like I wanted to work there. They were evaluating my analytical and communication skills.

I applied through a job site and was quickly contacted by a recruiter. The initial conversation with the recruiter was positive, and they skipped the phone interview, setting me up directly for an onsite interview. It was supposed to be a team interview, but for some reason, one of the interviewers was unfriendly from the start. When I complimented their office setup and location, they responded negatively. This particular interviewer seemed limited in their knowledge of modern software programming and debugging techniques. Despite my attempts to offer solutions using newer technologies, they insisted I was wrong. Even with that challenging interaction, I still believe I answered 99% of the interview questions correctly.

My resume got to Cray, and I was soon called for an on-site interview. The first round had 8 individual 30-minute interviews with three different groups. These focused more on my resume and interests than technical questions. Then, I had a second round with two of the original groups, consisting of 6 individual 45-minute interviews. These were similar, with more personality questions and few technical ones. They added a final interview with a senior manager at the end of the day. He said they'd decide that day and would inform me about the offer within 24 hours. It took about 10 days to hear back, and they didn't make an offer.