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Engineering Practicum Interview Experience

December 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview that had two technical components:

One part of the technical component was reading a few lines of code and understanding what exactly it did. The second part was actually writing your own code based on instructions given by the interviewer.

Questions

Signed an NDA form.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 120 interview experiences for the Google Engineering Practicum role in United States.

Success Rate

52%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Engineering Practicum roles in the United States is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive80%

Neutral14%

Negative6%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Engineering Practicum interview process in United States.

Google Work Experiences

Perfect Vibe, Salary, Benefits

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

October 25, 2022

Pros: Good vibes. Good salary and benefits.

Cons: None. All was just perfect.

Perfect Vibe, Salary, Benefits

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

October 25, 2022

Pros: Good vibes. Good salary and benefits.

Cons: None. All was just perfect.

Tiring But Highly Recommend

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Pros: Ni recommend it to others.

Cons: Can be very tiring at times.

Tiring But Highly Recommend

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Pros: Ni recommend it to others.

Cons: Can be very tiring at times.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

Perfect Vibe, Salary, Benefits

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

October 25, 2022

Pros: Good vibes. Good salary and benefits.

Cons: None. All was just perfect.

5.0
Perfect Vibe, Salary, Benefits
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
October 25, 2022
Pros: Good vibes. Good salary and benefits.
Cons: None. All was just perfect.

Tiring But Highly Recommend

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Pros: Ni recommend it to others.

Cons: Can be very tiring at times.

5.0
Tiring But Highly Recommend
Engineering Practicum • Current Employee
May 22, 2022
Pros: Ni recommend it to others.
Cons: Can be very tiring at times.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

5.0
Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 2, 2015
Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.
Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

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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