Database Administrator Interview Experience - New York, New York
June 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
One-hour technical interview.
Start to end, technical.
Questions range from "bookish" ones, like "Tell me about Oracle memory structures," to scenario-based ones, such as "If you found a query to be slow suddenly, what would you do?"
Questions
External tables. Can they have indexes?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Database Administrator role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Database Administrator roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Google's Database Administrator interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Great Work, Messy Data
Database Administrator • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 17, 2025
Pros: 1233 r4r r34 f34f 3f
Cons: 13 f3f f3g f4 g5 f43
4.0
Great Pay, Too Big
Database Administrator • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 16, 2016
Pros: Many money and good benefits.
Good engineering culture.
Cons: Too big to do something.
Too much focus on technology.
4.0
Learn Lots, Manage Stress
Database Administrator • Current Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
October 2, 2023
Pros: Well, for starters, it's Google.
Yes, you can learn a lot. Yes, you can make a lot of progress.
Cons: You need to be ready to do a lot and learn how to manage stress well.
- 4.0Great Work, Messy DataDatabase Administrator • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 17, 2025Pros: 1233 r4r r34 f34f 3fCons: 13 f3f f3g f4 g5 f43
- 4.0Great Pay, Too BigDatabase Administrator • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 16, 2016Pros: Many money and good benefits. Good engineering culture.Cons: Too big to do something. Too much focus on technology.
- 4.0Learn Lots, Manage StressDatabase Administrator • Current EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandOctober 2, 2023Pros: Well, for starters, it's Google. Yes, you can learn a lot. Yes, you can make a lot of progress.Cons: You need to be ready to do a lot and learn how to manage stress well.
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