Process
The interview process was very good and it went on for an hour. It covered different aspects like SQL, PL/SQL, arrays in PL/SQL, and a few performance-related questions.
The first question was on SQL. The next few questions were on performance aspects of PL/SQL, and the last question was on PL/SQL programming involving variable arrays.
Questions
Write high-level logic to rotate an array.
For example, given the array 56781234, the final output should be 12345678.
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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
4%
Pass 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
Positive48%
Neutral26%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Google's Applications Engineer interview process in United States.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Good Ethics
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
September 13, 2020
Pros: Nice work, culture with good ethics.
Cons: No cons, as the company is really very good.
5.0
Application Engineer Intern at Google
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
August 29, 2022
Pros: Awesome work culture, awesome team.
Cons: Tech stacks are all internal, so I don't know how much it will help if you are trying to switch.
5.0
Lots of benefits, good WLB
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
June 23, 2025
Pros: 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.
- 5.0Great Culture, Good EthicsApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaSeptember 13, 2020Pros: Nice work, culture with good ethics.Cons: No cons, as the company is really very good.
- 5.0Application Engineer Intern at GoogleApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 29, 2022Pros: Awesome work culture, awesome team.Cons: Tech stacks are all internal, so I don't know how much it will help if you are trying to switch.
- 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.
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