Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at General Atomics with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 82 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Atomics overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at General Atomics as a Software Developer according to 82 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 11%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
Technical interview on C/C++ concepts. Included concepts on memory allocation differences in C/C++, how to use pointers, and memory address sizes of data types. Also included conceptual questions about OOP on inheritance and polymorphism.
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.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
30 minute phone call, technical screening with questions around data structures and operators. Last half was resume screening. It was more of a genuine conversation about competency and skill and why you're interested with GA.
phone interview, then behavioral followed by a technical where they didn't have their cameras on. This made it feel uneasy. Other than that, the questions were not that bad, definitely doable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The basic when was a time you worked in a team question