Imagine interviewing at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency—DOGE—the team he assembled to “axe the federal workforce.” According to WIRED, the application kicks off with a 2,000-word essay on slashing bureaucracy. Successful candidates then tackle a psychometric quiz and a nightlong case study: redesign a public benefit program by sunrise.

In back-to-back interviews, candidates face tests of “first-principles reasoning” and nonstop problem-solving. As one applicant put it, “It felt like working for a startup that acquired the federal government.” Final rounds bring grilling by Musk’s top lieutenants, pushing aspirants to “move fast and break things”—federal edition.

WIRED reports the whole process “runs at SpaceX speed,” with interviews spanning continents and time zones. If endless hours, high-stakes policy puzzles, and reinventing government from the inside sound like your dream job, DOGE might be calling your name.
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