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Lead Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Ramon, California

June 1, 2011
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Process

Didn't get a phone interview but was selected for a 1-day, 5-hour interview. We all sat in a room around laptops and were given problems. We were asked to develop solutions in the Eclipse/Java environment. They had people who had no Eclipse experience and no Java experience in the room, so I don't know how they got in the first place.

The manager said, "Solve the best way you know how, and the language shouldn't be too difficult even if you don't know Java." After the 4 problems that were given to me, I accomplished the 3 easiest.

Then we went to group solving, in which case I was partnered with someone who barely spoke English. We did a first-round completion of the group problem, only to find out the instructor (manager) said there were little caveats that we didn't think through and wasn't really solvable during the class.

After that, there was a basic HR interview, with behavioral questions such as "When did you resolve conflict?", etc.

Questions

No real questions with responses required. It was a hands-on exercise with a team component to see how you work with a random person.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the General Electric Lead Software Engineer role in San Ramon, California.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

General Electric's interview process for their Lead Software Engineer roles in San Ramon, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for General Electric's Lead Software Engineer interview process in San Ramon, California.

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