Process
A recruiting agency arranged an interview with the hiring manager for this role.
I had a 45-minute phone interview with the hiring manager.
The next step would have been an onsite interview if this were to go well.
Questions
This was by far the most pleasant phone interview experience I've ever had. This particular hiring manager was extremely professional and very respectful. Though my background did not really match the job requirements, he conducted the interview till the very end in a very smooth and dignified manner, never showing any kind of negative attitude, like being judgmental or condescending. He asked about:
- Linux
- Shell scripting
- Python
- OOPS concepts
- SQL
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Google Applications Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Google's Applications Engineer interview process in United States.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Lots of benefits, good WLBApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 23, 2025Pros: Google provides a lot of benefits to its employees, like free food, gym, swimming pool, sleeping pods, massage, comprehensive health insurance, and 401K. Work is mostly chill, although you need to have some launches in each 6-monthly perf review and be in the good books of your manager and TL to get a good rating. Annual bonus, base increment, and stock refresher are tied to your perf rating.Cons: You need to have two interview rounds if you want to switch to an SWE role. The company has grown very big now, with 150k+ employees. This has brought with it a lot of bureaucracy and politics. So it would be great if you know how to navigate some of this. There is this thing called golden handcuffs. You can become very attached to the benefits and work-life balance at the cost of not growing at a pace that you would at a startup.
- 4.0A good place to workApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaMarch 31, 2024Pros: Work-life balance Health benefits Free foodCons: Pay scale is not matched with market standards.
- 3.0Good Work-life, Poor ManagementApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaJune 22, 2025Pros: Great work with work-life balance.Cons: Bad manager and tight deadline sometimes.
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