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Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

June 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

My on-site interview had 5 rounds. The questions were quite simple.

I went in expecting to be grilled on a lot of theoretical computer science, but the questions were of a very practical nature.

All the interviewers were extremely nice and helpful, giving hints when I got stuck.

Overall, a very positive experience even though I didn't get hired.

Questions

A lot of whiteboard coding. I found the algorithm and data structures questions quite easy. I did badly in one of the coding rounds, mostly because I was not used to somebody looking over when I was writing code. Being conscious of it made me make some very silly mistakes.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Google Engineer role in Mountain View, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral17%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Google's Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.

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