I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cray (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2008
Interview
I came into the company as a contractor, then later was hired full-time.
For this reason, the interview process was somewhat abbreviated.
The interview process for non-contractors is very rigorous. Multiple interviews. Difficult technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult questions are the theoretical "what if" type. These are designed to see how you think and evaluation of answers is quite naturally ver subjective.