General Motors

Software Developer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas

September 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applied at a university job fair. Interviewed the next day. There were two 30-minute behavioral question interviews (STAR format). Answered one technical question. Offered in about a week. I thought the interview would be more technical, so I was slightly disappointed. Overall, I felt very relaxed during the whole process, and that made it very easy.

Questions

Describe a time when you didn't know how to figure out the solution.

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the General Motors Software Developer role in Austin, Texas.

Success Rate

55%

Pass Rate

General Motors's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Austin, Texas is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive78%

Neutral18%

Negative5%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for General Motors's Software Developer interview process in Austin, Texas.

General Motors Work Experiences

Good Pay, Unstructured Growth

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Great pay, and work hours seem to be flexible. Okay benefits, and everyone has access to company cars. The reallocation package is nice.

Cons: Very unstructured, and everyone here is new. So, there really aren't many people to go to for help with basic things. I'm fresh out of college. I want to be surrounded by people that can help me grow, not a ton of other college hires. Too many people here are lost and confused. If they offer you a job after one interview, be cautious.

Good Pay, Unstructured Growth

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Great pay, and work hours seem to be flexible. Okay benefits, and everyone has access to company cars. The reallocation package is nice.

Cons: Very unstructured, and everyone here is new. So, there really aren't many people to go to for help with basic things. I'm fresh out of college. I want to be surrounded by people that can help me grow, not a ton of other college hires. Too many people here are lost and confused. If they offer you a job after one interview, be cautious.

It's okay, but your experience really depends on the team you are assigned to

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

August 10, 2017

Pros: My management has been great. They are always willing to listen and help if you need it. Directors are always pushing for better and greater things. This is a good challenge for my organization.

Cons: It seems to me that we are overstaffed and some resources are not used as they should be. Some of the projects are not challenging enough. Some of the management in other teams is not as open as it is in my case.

It's okay, but your experience really depends on the team you are assigned to

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

August 10, 2017

Pros: My management has been great. They are always willing to listen and help if you need it. Directors are always pushing for better and greater things. This is a good challenge for my organization.

Cons: It seems to me that we are overstaffed and some resources are not used as they should be. Some of the projects are not challenging enough. Some of the management in other teams is not as open as it is in my case.

Good Pay, Bad Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Compensation Relaxed work environment. Coworkers are friendly and all there to get the job done.

Cons: Management/Politics * Poor work/life balance * Lack of new skills/training

Good Pay, Bad Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Compensation Relaxed work environment. Coworkers are friendly and all there to get the job done.

Cons: Management/Politics * Poor work/life balance * Lack of new skills/training

Good Pay, Unstructured Growth

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Great pay, and work hours seem to be flexible. Okay benefits, and everyone has access to company cars. The reallocation package is nice.

Cons: Very unstructured, and everyone here is new. So, there really aren't many people to go to for help with basic things. I'm fresh out of college. I want to be surrounded by people that can help me grow, not a ton of other college hires. Too many people here are lost and confused. If they offer you a job after one interview, be cautious.

3.0
Good Pay, Unstructured Growth
Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
July 24, 2014
Pros: Great pay, and work hours seem to be flexible. Okay benefits, and everyone has access to company cars. The reallocation package is nice.
Cons: Very unstructured, and everyone here is new. So, there really aren't many people to go to for help with basic things. I'm fresh out of college. I want to be surrounded by people that can help me grow, not a ton of other college hires. Too many people here are lost and confused. If they offer you a job after one interview, be cautious.

It's okay, but your experience really depends on the team you are assigned to

Software Developer • Current Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

August 10, 2017

Pros: My management has been great. They are always willing to listen and help if you need it. Directors are always pushing for better and greater things. This is a good challenge for my organization.

Cons: It seems to me that we are overstaffed and some resources are not used as they should be. Some of the projects are not challenging enough. Some of the management in other teams is not as open as it is in my case.

4.0
It's okay, but your experience really depends on the team you are assigned to
Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
August 10, 2017
Pros: My management has been great. They are always willing to listen and help if you need it. Directors are always pushing for better and greater things. This is a good challenge for my organization.
Cons: It seems to me that we are overstaffed and some resources are not used as they should be. Some of the projects are not challenging enough. Some of the management in other teams is not as open as it is in my case.

Good Pay, Bad Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Compensation Relaxed work environment. Coworkers are friendly and all there to get the job done.

Cons: Management/Politics * Poor work/life balance * Lack of new skills/training

3.0
Good Pay, Bad Balance
Software Developer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
July 19, 2018
Pros: Compensation Relaxed work environment. Coworkers are friendly and all there to get the job done.
Cons: Management/Politics * Poor work/life balance * Lack of new skills/training

General Motors Interview Questions

Number of Connected Components in an Undirected Graph

Determine the number of disconnected groups (connected components) within a given undirected graph. You're provided the graph's edges and need to find how many separate, reachable islands of nodes exist.

Implement Trie (Prefix Tree)

Design a data structure that efficiently stores a set of strings and allows for prefix-based searches. Implement methods to insert strings, search for complete words, and check if any word starts with a given prefix.

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Copyright © Taro