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Hello,

I recently applied for a Research Scientist position at Anduril. I was invited for a screening interview. That doesn’t bother me. What does is that subsequent interviews will likely involve leetcode puzzles. I don’t do well in high pressure, time limited tasks - even if they involves Python coding. Has anyone been through these type of interviews? They are entirely new for me as I have not been in the job market for well over a decade.

Can't get an interview at Anduril despite being a top performer at my current company, yet an employee that was previously fired for years of setting programs back years and exudes pure incompetence was just hired at Anduril. Godspeed y'all.

I accepted a job offer from Anduril after 4 rounds of interview a little while ago and I will be starting soon. My resume isn’t as stacked as some of the ones people have posted on here but I was recruited by their technical recruiter instead of putting in an actual application. I’m super pumped for this job but now I’m wondering if they only hired me to fill in the number? Does Anduril sometime hire people to fill up the open slots or is this my imposter syndrome acting up? Please be kind this is probably my first time posting on Reddit.

Earlier this year, I interviewed for my dream role at Anduril but was ultimately rejected after several rounds of interviews. I noticed the position is still listed on the careers page today. Has anyone had success reapplying for the same role after an initial rejection?

I absolutely love the idea of working for Anduril. The only problem I have is that I have a felony that will drop to a misdemeanor on my record at the end of the year. I’m currently finishing up my bachelors in accounting at the moment. I believe in the mission and future of the company but I’m realistic. Just tell me straight up if I would ever have a chance so I can move on if not. Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’ve had about 7 interviews this year for engineering positions, 6 leading up to hiring manager interviews, and only made it to one onsite then rejection.

Is there something I might be missing or is competition really that intense?

For those who have been in my situation did you have to make any changes or growths to finally get an offer or is it just a numbers game and to keep going until you find one?

Thank you!

Question to anyone who's been interviewed/interviewing for positions at Arsenal-1 (Asheville, OH). I've read this subreddit for what to expect but they all seem to be for California. I doubt Ohio is any different but I was wondering.

I am only scheduled for the recruiter phone call right now. Position is for a software engineer. The requirement was ~2 years exp so I expect it's for juniors.

Thank you

So how do these interviews work? Feel like there’s mixed reviews online. Big corporations stick to behaviour based interviews and follow ups based on an answer given. Is it true hiring managers here just throw random things at you? Is there no order? I would think Pahmer Luckey being as young and chill as he gives off wouldn’t want his own American people dealing with that as a customer experience. There is no regulatory practice like bigger companies where there are set questions to ask and then you listen and ask follow up. I read through a lot of forms on Reddit, that hiring managers are unpredictable here…? That they only hire military people? I was thinking about applying but this makes me a bit nervous. Any advice here from people who went through the interview experience? Thank you for your time!

Im in a bit of a dilemma.. I have applied to the 2027 Manufacturing Early Career position for Anduril, this being pretty much my dream job, I have tried learning everything I could just to be a suitable applicant.

But, I am interning with RTX this summer, and just got a full-time return offer. Worst part, is there is a deadline of 45 days attached to it, unless I am interviewing elsewhere, then it can be extended.

Does anyone have experience applying for a similar role and know the timeline on when interview notices would go out? Kind of lost on what to do here, debating just betting on myself and taking the risk

EDIT: Since people are reading over it, the offer is to start when i graduate in May 2027

I applied for a software engineer role at Anduril, Irvine office. I have gone through 1 phone screen, 1 technical, and an onsite interview which has 1 technical, 1 system design, and 1 behavioral. I chose to do the onsite virtually since I live on the east coast, and jet lag would definitely affect my performance. I can't tell if I did well or not, but I figured out both technical rounds, and I think I figured out the system design as well. The behavioral round is supposed to be 1 hr long, but we finished early at around 40mins, which I'm not sure if it is a good sign.

In any case, during the whole interview, everyone was very nice, and I think I mostly got neutral or minor positive feedback where the interviewers would go "okay, makes sense to me", "gotcha", "sounds good to me". So I am not sure if I did well or not. No strong languages of confirmation.

My recruiter did tell me before the onsite that even if I did not do well, all the interviewers are supposed to do a round table discussion and provide some feedback with what I did well and what I did not do well. It's now the first day after my last round, and I saw a lot of candidates here that talked about being ghosted. I'm wondering if anyone has similar experience as mine and got rejected? Or any kind of insights on my experience? I just hope to hear your guys thoughts and that might ease my nerves a bit. Even though the right thing to do right now is probably just move on to the next application, get on with life..

Edit: I forgot to mention, since I did onsite virtually, due to interviewers schedules, it's not back to back interviews. It's been spread out to Thursday, then Monday, then Wednesday. It's kind of a long spread.. tomorrow is July 3rd, I wonder if some of them will have vacations and then there's weekends, and then ... I probably will be forgotten..?

I recently interviewed for a Sr engineering role at a fast-growing defense tech company and got an offer. I was so thrilled that I signed the paperwork immediately to lock it in. After the adrenaline wore off, I reviewed the document again and noticed they dropped the "Sr" from the title and it looks like a lower hierarchy level.

The catch: The compensation is exactly what we discussed for the Senior band, so I am perfectly happy with the money.

I reached out to the recruiter to ask if it was a typo, but it has been a few days with no response.

To add to my paranoia, I just saw the exact same "Senior" job description re-posted on LinkedIn a week after I signed my offer.

Is this just a common HR oversight (using an old boilerplate template) combined with multiple open headcount for the same role? Or did they intentionally downgrade me to mid-level so they could keep hunting for a "true" Senior?

Since I already signed, what is the best way to navigate this and get my internal title corrected before my start date without souring the relationship? Any insights from folks who have navigated this?

Been at my current job for 6 months. I know I won’t be staying here long term but need to wait at least a year so I don’t have to pay back my relocation.

Recruiter reached out to me wanting to schedule an interview. I’ve been following Andruil and think it would be a great opportunity but timing isn’t right.

Should I bother interviewing? I’ve been seeing that they tend to ghost people so maybe it won’t matter

I’ll start by saying I don’t typically post on Reddit but was using this subreddit during my interview process so I thought id share my experience as well.

Recruiter reached out to me on LI for a Sr. Eng role on the manufacturing team about a month ago and hopped on a call the same day.

After the recruiter screen I did the hiring manager interview followed by the technical dive the following week. After the technical interview I was invited onsite where I prepared a presentation and had 4 interviews followed by a technical talk over lunch. I loved the campus and got great feedback after all interviews. When I returned home from the onsite the following week the recruiter told me everything went well and the hiring manager would like to connect one last time and the conversation would be casual. I was expecting a light conversation about the role and to ultimately be given a verbal yes/no. However, it was another technical interview but only lasted about 15 minutes.

Unfortunately, two days later I received my rejection email. Obviously I was let down, especially since I had already completed 8 interviews plus a recruiter screen and presentation. I only received positive feedback after every interview so I’m not exactly sure what caused the rejection but it was definitely good interview practice.

This post is not meant to complain or wonder why I wasn’t selected but just to outline the interview process as I experienced it. Hopefully this will be insightful for someone.

Curious to hear other folks’ experience with moving from a prime to Anduril. I am established in engineering management in a M-HCOL area with 9 YOE and wondering if it would be worth pursuing a role in systems engineering management at Anduril in a VHCOL area. I like what I do but I am excited about Anduril’s mission and growth and think it would be a good cultural fit for me. One thing that I am curious about is if the extra compensation makes up for the climb in cost of living and lifestyle change. For reference, I am married with 2 kids.

I know there’s probably a lot of these already, but wanted to start fresh before scrolling forever and looking through the reddit.

I’m still early on in my career, 6 years in, 5 at the current place, an aerospace component supplier.I manage an R&D group of 3 engineers and a Supply Chain Engineering group of 3 additional engineers. I feel like I’m ahead of the curve and have a lot of responsibility and achievements for 5 years in. This company also works around small divisions within the larger umbrella, so I very much feel the “bootstrap” “wear many hats” start up environment.

That said, I’ve applied to jobs at Anduril over the last year or so and not even gotten a single interview.
What can I do to differentiate myself?
Does reaching out to recruiters on LinkedIn actually work?
Do I need to commit more time to perfecting the resume?

Any tips appreciated. I’ve been following the company for awhile, genuinely believe in the mission and am yearning for the start up grind.

Has anyone have had any experience in changing teams or roles for a similar or different position in another state?

https://www.steelman.press/people/palmer-luckey/articles/incentives

I've heard Palmer Luckey's argument about the US needing to be the "world's gun store" and not the "world police" many times but only after reading this did I see the connection between that and cost-plus contracting.

If I understood it correctly, essentially all of the cost-plus waste, wasted foreign aid, and decades of grift destroyed public trust to the point where being the "world police" is the only option.

Or am I misunderstanding him? Is he saying being the "world's gun store" is just the best we can do right now?

IC1 hoping to go to IC2 is there any chance to be promoted midyear?

Hi all. I have the experience and drive. I did 2 HM interviews last week. One role, they passed on me. The other I am anxiously waiting to hear back from. I believe I had a great culture fit with this interview anyways, the first one was like 2 men interrupting me throughout the entire interview in order to catch me off guard or something. I played it off and with good humour but it was still unprofessional.

Not even an emotional person, but I literally cried after that interview experience. I have held roles at big corps, but that was just unwarranted.

I took 3 days off work to prepare for these interviews. I studied everything, and refined my interview skills. I put in the work, but for the role I really want, this wait is killing me.

How long did it take for you to get back to after HM round for your onsite interview?? Anyone experience similar things??

I really love the mission with this company it’s my big why, please hire me 🙏