Google

Engineering Practicum Interview Experience

January 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and heard back about interviewing in December.

I completed two interviews and was asked to do a third because I didn't perform as well on one of them.

One interview involved code reading, and the other involved code writing. The third was another code writing interview.

The entire process took about two months.

Questions

Signed an NDA.

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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

Open Culture, Helpful Engineers

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

August 29, 2019

Pros: Everyone is willing to help others out, and the environment is really open. So, if you want to talk to someone, you can. It's easy to email engineers who are L6 and up. This type of culture made me feel more part of a team and interested in what different types of people were doing at the company.

Cons: Put calorie information up for the cafes.

Open Culture, Helpful Engineers

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

August 29, 2019

Pros: Everyone is willing to help others out, and the environment is really open. So, if you want to talk to someone, you can. It's easy to email engineers who are L6 and up. This type of culture made me feel more part of a team and interested in what different types of people were doing at the company.

Cons: Put calorie information up for the cafes.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Google SWE Internship

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 14, 2021

Pros: - Good salary - Friendly teams - Great culture

Cons: - The intern project is often separate from the team's project.

Google SWE Internship

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 14, 2021

Pros: - Good salary - Friendly teams - Great culture

Cons: - The intern project is often separate from the team's project.

Open Culture, Helpful Engineers

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

August 29, 2019

Pros: Everyone is willing to help others out, and the environment is really open. So, if you want to talk to someone, you can. It's easy to email engineers who are L6 and up. This type of culture made me feel more part of a team and interested in what different types of people were doing at the company.

Cons: Put calorie information up for the cafes.

4.0
Open Culture, Helpful Engineers
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
August 29, 2019
Pros: Everyone is willing to help others out, and the environment is really open. So, if you want to talk to someone, you can. It's easy to email engineers who are L6 and up. This type of culture made me feel more part of a team and interested in what different types of people were doing at the company.
Cons: Put calorie information up for the cafes.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

4.0
Good Resources, Poor Mentorship
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
May 7, 2020
Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.
Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Google SWE Internship

Engineering Practicum • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 14, 2021

Pros: - Good salary - Friendly teams - Great culture

Cons: - The intern project is often separate from the team's project.

5.0
Google SWE Internship
Engineering Practicum • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 14, 2021
Pros: - Good salary - Friendly teams - Great culture
Cons: - The intern project is often separate from the team's project.

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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