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      Software Developer Interview

      15 Mar 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      I got a call a week later after I applied. The one who called me to say that I was chosen to get interviewed on the phone was very kind. Then the one who set up my phone interview was very accommodating. When I got interviewed by the person who is in charge, it was nice but of course a bit difficult. This position said they are looking for an entry-level but I felt like I was asked some curve ball questions. Or maybe I expected too less. I know it was a phone interview and I could have easily go online and searched for answers but I did not do that because I wanted to show the things I truly know and do not know. It would have been an easy for me to pass though if I just googled everything that was being asked. Hopefully the questions I post will help people out there. One of the reasons why I remember these being asked is because I felt like loser not knowing the answers. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention they concentrate on C.

      Interview questions [7]

      Question 1

      What is a heap and what is it used for? Do you know what specific function that uses the heap?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Have you heard the term of RTOS (run-time operating system)? Do you know what it does?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      What is the difference between a static inside a function scope and a static outside that scope?
      1 Answer

      Question 4

      Are you familiar or do you know what a stack is?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      Are you familiar with interrupts? Do you know what an interrupt is? What will happen when an interrupt happens in a program?
      Answer question

      Question 6

      Explain one of your senior project or project did during senior year of college.
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      Question 7

      What have you been doing after graduation?
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      Other Software Developer interview reviews for General Atomics

      Software Engineer Interview

      8 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Poway, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

      Interview

      Initial 30 minute phone screening. Second interview was an hour going over my previous work experience and technical questions that consisted of OOP fundamentals, pointers & references, mutex locks, TCP vs UDP, virtual funcitons

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you troubleshoot HW & SW network communication?
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      11 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Poway, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

      Interview

      Straight forward - 30 minutes phone screen with behavioral and technical questions on C++. Followed by 5 hour in-person or virtual interview which included both technical and behavioral questions. Each hour was a different interview with different people.

      Software Developer Interview

      6 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      A 30 minute microsoft teams meeting with questions regarding basic C++/C knowledge, resume review, and generic behavioral questions. Delved specifically into how I work in a team environment, personal strengths and weaknesses, and how to address difficult conversations.

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