Google

Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

May 17, 2026

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks.

I got a referral from a friend working at the Sydney office. The recruiter emailed me about 3 days later, so it definitely beats applying online. The whole process took around 6 weeks from start to offer.

Questions

Tell me about a time you had to debug a tricky firmware bug in the field.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Engineer role in Sydney, New South Wales.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Engineer roles in Sydney, New South Wales is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral50%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Google's Engineer interview process in Sydney, New South Wales.

Google Work Experiences

Great Perks, Tough Hiring

Engineer • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 15, 2018

Pros: Good perks and great culture. However, you need to be lucky to get a job there.

Cons: Nothing really. Can't complain of my job.

Great Perks, Tough Hiring

Engineer • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 15, 2018

Pros: Good perks and great culture. However, you need to be lucky to get a job there.

Cons: Nothing really. Can't complain of my job.

I reviewed XYZ at Google

Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of perks and a great salary.

Cons: Hectic life and hectic work.

I reviewed XYZ at Google

Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of perks and a great salary.

Cons: Hectic life and hectic work.

Good Work, Office Shutdown

Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

Pros: Good. Nothing much to complain about.

Cons: COVID having the office shut down.

Good Work, Office Shutdown

Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

Pros: Good. Nothing much to complain about.

Cons: COVID having the office shut down.

Great Perks, Tough Hiring

Engineer • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 15, 2018

Pros: Good perks and great culture. However, you need to be lucky to get a job there.

Cons: Nothing really. Can't complain of my job.

4.0
Great Perks, Tough Hiring
Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 15, 2018
Pros: Good perks and great culture. However, you need to be lucky to get a job there.
Cons: Nothing really. Can't complain of my job.

I reviewed XYZ at Google

Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of perks and a great salary.

Cons: Hectic life and hectic work.

5.0
I reviewed XYZ at Google
Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 24, 2021
Pros: Lots of perks and a great salary.
Cons: Hectic life and hectic work.

Good Work, Office Shutdown

Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

Pros: Good. Nothing much to complain about.

Cons: COVID having the office shut down.

5.0
Good Work, Office Shutdown
Engineer • Current Employee
Seoul, South Korea
May 22, 2021
Pros: Good. Nothing much to complain about.
Cons: COVID having the office shut down.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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