Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter.
It took a long time for the interview to materialize, about a couple of months.
The first step was a technical interview in C, which was not my preferred language. However, the interviewer was quite flexible and kind.
The interview went well, even if language-specific details and syntax were way off.
Questions
It was related to setting up certain configuration bits and retrieving data from provided memory addresses. Pretty standard low-level stuff for someone with experience in either embedded systems or low-level programming.
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Google's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Austin, Texas is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Amazing Work, Lacking VisionEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMarch 15, 2023Pros: Work is amazing. Coworkers are super knowledgeable.Cons: Need stronger leadership / vision. Constant re-orgs.
- 5.0Amazing people. Difficult to challenge the status quoEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesNovember 5, 2025Pros: If you are in the right place, it all works great.Cons: If you are on the wrong team, it is a struggle. The political setup is such that you need seniors to help you move up. You need to be good, and also be a "good boy". Depending on the group, sometimes, you can be a nobody and still expect to get rewarded, though I hope what I saw happen is an exception. Trying to challenge and work your way up is very, very hard. You need to be very lucky.
- 4.0Overall, a good companyEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 18, 2025Pros: Scale problems for most teams. Good, stable company with stable stocks. Benefits including insurance and monthly vesting. High compensation.Cons: Almost no internal growth at senior levels (L6+). Too nuanced. Sometimes you don't understand the expectation. A project failure for other reasons can result in your being put on Performance Improvement. Hard to stay for long. Too much politics in most orgs. Poor WLB even though it's a very organized company for most orgs.
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