I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Anduril
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me with info about a software engineering role. Recruiter was very responsive to my questions
1 hour technical interview, but I did not move past this stage. See interview question below
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Interviewer first asked several C++ short-answer questions relating to memory management and concurrency concepts
2. Given code for a circular queue in C++ with a reader and writer, debug the code to make it run. Sample test cases were provided
Interview tested: General C++ knowledge, C++ multithreading, memory management
One technical leetcode style question for the first round. Following that was three rounds of technical questions, one focused on APIs, one was more conversational and focused on past experience, one was a leetcode style question with follow-ups.
Fast quick process! The team was very smart but unfortunately didn’t get an offer. The company is still growing so will definitely reapply in the future! Hiring manager was nice as well.
The process included multiple on-site coding interviews and a behavioural round. Interviewers were technically strong, but there were last-minute changes to the schedule which made things feel slightly unstructured. The technical interviews were quite intense and focused on performance under pressure rather than collaborative problem solving.
After the interviews, I received an offer, but follow-up discussions revealed a rigid working culture. Fixed hours, no overtime compensation, and no flexibility for remote work or working abroad were clearly stated. When raising concerns about work-life balance, the response emphasised embracing a “fast-paced and chaotic” environment rather than addressing flexibility.
Overall, while the technical bar is high and compensation is competitive, the culture felt misaligned with a sustainable work-life balance.