"My dream is to build my own company. Palmer Luckey sold Oculus when he was only 21. I wanted to be at an organization where the founders are absolute killers, very technically gifted, and have bold personalities. If I work at a company like Anduril, that means I'm super smart, and I also get to be in a culture that incentivizes taking bold bets, which would help me in my future as a founder."
"I was applying for an early-career software engineering role. I went through phone screen and then had an interview, which consisted of a behavioral portion for the first half as well as a technical. The phone screen went stellar. It was very casual. He asked me why I wanted to actually work at Anduril. I emphasized my desire to work at a company that has real impact, where we're working with the US government and allies and saving lives."
A 22-year-old computer-science student at UC Irvine applied for an early-career software-engineering role at Anduril and advanced through a phone screen and one technical interview before rejection. The applicant studied roughly 80 coding problems and sought a company with technically gifted founders, bold culture, and real-world impact working with the US government and allies. The phone screen went well and felt casual. During the technical interview the applicant became preoccupied with anticipating difficult questions, which produced a flat, aloof tone and diminished expressiveness. The applicant concluded that showing nervous authenticity is preferable to pretending composure in high-stakes interviews.
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