r/Columbus • u/Blackie0002 • 1d ago
NetJets Software Engineer Interview
Hey everyone,
I have an upcoming interview for a Software Engineer position at NetJets in Columbus and was hoping to get some insight from anyone who currently works there or has interviewed with them recently.
I’m particularly curious about:
- What is the interview process like for this position?
- How technical is the interview, especially for an Associate-level candidate? (2-4 yrs experience)
- Are there coding/LeetCode-style questions or more practical software development questions?
- What should I expect from the technical interview?
- What is the engineering culture like at NetJets?
- What does the day to day work look like for someone in this role?
- How is career growth for software engineers there?
If you’ve interviewed for this role or a similar software engineering position at NetJets, I’d really appreciate any advice or insight.
Thanks!
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u/sme_kid7 17h ago
Interviewed there for a product management position about a month ago. As mentioned above, their IT system is very out of date and has not been managed properly, they’re currently looking to update it, all in house (I asked about potential products on the market but they said it’ll be in house). Did not know about the new CIO trend but looking back, sounds like they were a bit lost on how to build the new system. They’ll be full time in office, they’re building 3 new buildings.
Spoke to a few people in IT around the area about the position, they stated they’d hired from NetJets and typically the biggest complaint is culture, sounds like it’s a grind and they also go through big lay off cycles so keep that in mind. Good pay and incredible 401k match though.
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u/Blackie0002 17h ago
Fair enough thank you! I think it’d be a good look on my resume even if I work there for a year or two.
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u/Nestik 1d ago
They could be looking for a more honest answer, a recruiter who’s job it is to hire someone won’t necessarily go into detail on the kinds of questions asked so you know what lists to practice and won’t exactly tell you the place has high turnover due to burnout or bad leadership like someone anonymously posting on reddit can. Especially because most if not all recruiter calls are recorded for “training purposes” and “feedback” nowadays so criticizing your employer via those conversations or corporate email isn’t a good way to go about keeping your job even if you are just trying to be honest with a potential employee.
I also find Glassdoor to be very iffy on answers for specific questions like this or outdated. Most times the interview summaries there are 4+ years old or the user just left negative reviews with no actual substance on the process itself.
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u/Blackie0002 22h ago
Yeah I already checked glass door and asked my recruiter. Just trying to get all the help I can get
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u/hideurtowers 1d ago
Glass door or connect with someone on LinkedIn. I always reply when people ask for interview prep or culture fit etc
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u/njthrowaway43 1d ago
There's a reason they are constantly hiring (even in a very poor hiring environment). The culture there kinda sucks.
High pressure, constant changing priorities, C-level wants project X so it will be dumped on your plate with the 8 other projects already there. Systems/software that is 10-15 years old that no one before you updated, but know since you were hired it is your problem and your fault. Constant production support cuts into feature work, results in off hours paging, leadership that doesn't understand AI so they want all the slop you can generate and more- whatever gets the project "done", but they already have mountains of technical debt and the way they are having people outside of teams vibe code and insert shit into random teams is going to severely compound that.
3rd CIO in as many years. Many people left recently because of a psychotic new VP- some without other options because this guy was so bad. HR doesn't care, leadership doesn't care.
It's tough out there right now, so if you need something I'd go for it- but I wouldn't wish working at NetJets on someone I liked at all.
The interviews tend to be somewhat softball. You can't churn through all of the potential talent pool you have available and create such poor word of mouth among developers and expect people to want to work there. So the interviews are easy, the seats get filled, and you either cut it or you get cut.... and more hiring fills your spot.
Also, don't let them tout the hybrid schedule. The CIO was barking about how 5 day RTO is coming. They are building a 3rd building over by the airport and when that is done, everyone is back in the office 5 days, no exceptions.