NuScale Power Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at NuScale Power.
NuScale Power
Software Developer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
First, had a chat with HR which was good and I learned a lot. Then spoke with a software manager who was nice and we had a good conversation. They gave me a tech take-home test to do for the last part. The whole team interviewed me and we went over the take-home test.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your experience using C#.
- Tell me about your experience using Python.
NuScale Power
Risk Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Several people interviewed me at the same time. It was really easy to talk to them and they asked me a lot of technical and behavioral questions. It felt more like a casual chat than a formal interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you describe a particular project from your resume?
NuScale Power
Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
This was the most bloated and inefficient hiring process I’ve ever seen. There were 5 interviews over 3 months, with long periods of silence in-between. No clear communication, timeline, or sense of urgency, which is just what you want from a company that hasn’t built a single thing and is up against a 5 year deadline. This seemed like an incredibly inefficient company with the inability to put multiple people on an interview. Instead they make you repeat the same thing to multiple people in one on one interviews. You’d think after firing 28% of their company in 2024 they’d want to move things along to bring talent in.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What do you consider to be your greatest strength?
- Can you tell me about a time you had a conflict with a coworker?
- What are your thoughts on the company and/or its design?
NuScale Power
SRO
Senior Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I had an initial phone interview with the OPS Manager back in early October, which went well. It took a few months, but I was eventually called for an onsite interview in mid-December. In January 2017, I followed up with NuScale regarding my application status. The whole process took about 4 months, which I felt was way too long. It seemed like filling this role wasn't a top priority for them, even though they said it was, and the position had been open for a while. I even checked their website recently and it's still listed as open. NuScale has a great design for the nuclear power industry, being a startup, but I think they're not quite mature enough yet in the industry. I'm actually glad they didn't extend an offer because I might have regretted taking it later.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given your previous experience in higher-level Nuclear OPS Management roles, are you prepared to step into an individual contributor position?
NuScale Power Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from NuScale Power interview reports.
“Can you identify what type of IP address begins with the 169.x.x.x range?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on the reactor design?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on the plant design?”
Read reports →“I'm disappointed that I received interest from the Talent Acquisition Supervisor and scheduled interview times, only to be ghosted. Is this a common occurrence?”
Read reports →“Which parts of the reactor did you find particularly good or bad?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on the company and/or its design?”
Read report →“How do you feel about creating a sample enterprise management process for designing a modular nuclear power plant?”
Read report →“Would you be alright transitioning to an individual contributor role after being a supervisor?”
Read report →“What makes you want to join this company”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 14 NuScale Power interview reports.