Google

Engineering Practicum Interview Experience

January 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was invited to interview at the end of December. Because of the holidays, I had two back-to-back 45-minute interviews a month later, at the end of January.

I waited a week to hear that I had moved on to the hiring committee, and I received the offer about four weeks after that!

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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

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Googler time spot

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Laval, Quebec, Canada

February 3, 2022

Pros: Salary, free food, joy in the place.

Cons: Big shifts, no parking, and nerds.

Googler time spot

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Laval, Quebec, Canada

February 3, 2022

Pros: Salary, free food, joy in the place.

Cons: Big shifts, no parking, and nerds.

Good Perks, Intense Culture

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Plenty of opportunity Smart coworkers Looks good on a resume Work perks Flexible work hours Nice office Good location It’s not Apple

Cons: Intense expectations. It’s not Microsoft. Losing its entrepreneurial culture. Aggressive project milestones and timelines. Scheduled washroom breaks only. You can’t pee unless it’s on their schedule.

Good Perks, Intense Culture

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Plenty of opportunity Smart coworkers Looks good on a resume Work perks Flexible work hours Nice office Good location It’s not Apple

Cons: Intense expectations. It’s not Microsoft. Losing its entrepreneurial culture. Aggressive project milestones and timelines. Scheduled washroom breaks only. You can’t pee unless it’s on their schedule.

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

5.0
Meaningful Work, Google's Way
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 30, 2016
Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.
Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Googler time spot

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Laval, Quebec, Canada

February 3, 2022

Pros: Salary, free food, joy in the place.

Cons: Big shifts, no parking, and nerds.

5.0
Googler time spot
Engineering Practicum • Current Employee
Laval, Quebec, Canada
February 3, 2022
Pros: Salary, free food, joy in the place.
Cons: Big shifts, no parking, and nerds.

Good Perks, Intense Culture

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Plenty of opportunity Smart coworkers Looks good on a resume Work perks Flexible work hours Nice office Good location It’s not Apple

Cons: Intense expectations. It’s not Microsoft. Losing its entrepreneurial culture. Aggressive project milestones and timelines. Scheduled washroom breaks only. You can’t pee unless it’s on their schedule.

3.0
Good Perks, Intense Culture
Engineering Practicum • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 5, 2021
Pros: Plenty of opportunity Smart coworkers Looks good on a resume Work perks Flexible work hours Nice office Good location It’s not Apple
Cons: Intense expectations. It’s not Microsoft. Losing its entrepreneurial culture. Aggressive project milestones and timelines. Scheduled washroom breaks only. You can’t pee unless it’s on their schedule.

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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