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Hughes Network Systems Network Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 18 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.6 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
50% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Hughes Network Systems.

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Network Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding

So after the initial screen, there was a behavioral round where the interviewer asked me some basic stuff about me, like and dislikes, and also explained the role expectations. Then I had an in-person interview at HUGHES office. This was a mix of technical and behavioral, and it lasted for about 3.5-4 hours with 3 interviewers. They asked me about my resume, my past experiences, gave me a 'tell me about a time' question, asked about basic network communication, a coding question, and then I got to ask them my questions about the company and the position.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain your knowledge of the network layer?
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Network Engineer

Engineering

Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

I first met the company at my university's career fair and they called me back for an interview the very next day. It was a short chat about what I'm aiming for, my previous work, and projects. About two weeks later, I had a 30-minute phone interview with a manager. They asked me about my networking projects and some basic networking stuff like TCP/UDP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, and VLAN. After that, I was called in for an onsite interview which consisted of 3 rounds, all technical with simple networking questions, nothing too hard. The last part was an aptitude quiz.

Confirmed questions7 questions
  • What are your goals?
  • Can you discuss your past experience and projects?
  • Do you have knowledge of TCP/UDP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, and VLAN?
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Senior Network Engineer

Engineering

Senior Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

I had an initial phone chat with the recruiter. After that, the hiring manager called me for a 30-minute interview, which was scheduled for 10 days later. It's been over 10 days since that interview and I haven't heard back yet.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Questions about BGP.
  • Questions about OSPF.
  • Questions related to TCP.

Hughes Network Systems Network Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Hughes Network Systems interview reports.

Could you explain the difference between a list and a tuple in Python?

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Can you explain what to do if you can ping 8.8.8.8 but not google.com?

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What is a Real Time Operating System and what makes it important or useful?

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Can you explain the Object-Oriented Programming concepts as they apply to Python?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 18 Hughes Network Systems interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 48.6%
Technical 45.7%
Coding 2.9%
Presentation 2.9%

Interview difficulty

Easy 16.7%
Average 77.8%
Difficult 5.6%

Candidate experience

Neutral 33.3%
Negative 16.7%
Positive 50%