Sandia National Laboratories Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories.
Sandia National Laboratories
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding
The interview was super chill, conversational, and totally awesome. The person interviewing me was really nice and seemed genuinely interested in why I wanted to intern at Sandia and what my interests are. You should be ready to discuss some things on your resume and also do a coding challenge.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you elaborate on one aspect of your resume?
Sandia National Laboratories
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I spoke with a recruiter who was nice, and then they set up an interview. It felt like they already had someone else in mind though. They talk about supporting inclusion and diversity, but the interviewers were really rude. It makes me wonder why I would even apply for other jobs there if this is how they treat women in tech. If you're not an intern, don't bother spending 45 minutes interviewing for their early career role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Is this a convenient time for us to talk?
Sandia National Laboratories
Member of Technical Staff
Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I got referred by someone I knew there and applied. The entire day was filled with 1:1 and 2:1 interviews. The interviewers were really sharp and loved discussing their ongoing projects. They seemed more keen on understanding my potential to tackle a problem they were working on rather than specific coding syntax. They also really cared about my educational background.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you walk me through some math problems you've encountered?
- Describe how you can contribute to our projects.
- Tell us about your educational background.
Sandia National Laboratories Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sandia National Laboratories interview reports.
“How do you detect a cycle in a linked list using only constant space and linear time?”
Read reports →“Can you design a nand gate using a multiplexer and an inverter?”
Read reports →“Solve this math problem for us.”
Read reports →“Can you describe the different components of a transformer model?”
Read reports →“Is this a convenient time for us to talk?”
Read report →“What do you know about Sandia, and do you think we are as impressive as we think we are?”
Read report →“Do you know GitHub or GitLab?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on this UI? Can you figure out the purpose of this application?”
Read report →“Based on a given scenario, what data structures would you choose to use?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 25 Sandia National Laboratories interview reports.