I interviewed at Innovative Defense Technologies (Arlington, VA)
Interview
Very simple, recruiter call, one 1 hour interview with 3 engineers, 5 segments of questions, 2 behavioral 3 technical. Very conversational. Ample time at the end to ask questions and talk about company culture. Do your research about the company and ask questions about the company, that will get you far.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have Data Modeling and what DoDAF DIV views are you familiar with developing.
I applied online. I interviewed at Innovative Defense Technologies in Apr 2026
Interview
The process included a 30-minute phone screen, a virtual two-person panel, a take-home project, and a final in-person panel. Most of the individuals I interacted with were friendly and professional. However, one interviewer—someone I would have worked closely with—was notably unprofessional. He frequently interrupted me while I was explaining my thought process, shifted questions mid-response, and spoke about my work in a condescending manner. It was disappointing, as it detracted from an otherwise positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whiteboard your Agentic system and walk through each step.
HR phone screen followed by a 1 hour, 2-person panel interview consisting of resume deep dive and basic general knowledge programming questions. Very kind and encouraging interviewers. The process was very fast too, they responded within a week after my interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the JVM
What data structure does an unbalanced binary tree decay into