Google

Engineering Residency Interview Experience

November 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Two back-to-back 45-minute phone interviews were conducted. One assessed CS algorithm knowledge, and the other evaluated practical coding knowledge. For both, a function of your choice was created in a provided Google Doc.

Questions

Create a scoring function for the game Mastermind.

Find the square root of a number to .0001 accuracy.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Google Engineering Residency role in United States.

Success Rate

18%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Engineering Residency roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive76%

Neutral24%

Negative0%

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

Google Work Experiences

Great Perks, Somewhat Restrictive

Software Engineer • Current Employee

America, United States

September 25, 2022

Pros: Work environment culture gym food hours

Cons: You need to be part of the company.

Great Perks, Somewhat Restrictive

Software Engineer • Current Employee

America, United States

September 25, 2022

Pros: Work environment culture gym food hours

Cons: You need to be part of the company.

Food, Ambiance, Communication Good

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Americana, United States

Pros: Food, ambiance, crowd, communication, guidelines.

Cons: cons cons cons cons cons

Food, Ambiance, Communication Good

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Americana, United States

Pros: Food, ambiance, crowd, communication, guidelines.

Cons: cons cons cons cons cons

Great Work, No Cons!

Software Developer • Current Employee

South West, United States

Pros: Very nice environment to work.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons.

Great Work, No Cons!

Software Developer • Current Employee

South West, United States

Pros: Very nice environment to work.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons.

Great Perks, Somewhat Restrictive

Software Engineer • Current Employee

America, United States

September 25, 2022

Pros: Work environment culture gym food hours

Cons: You need to be part of the company.

5.0
Great Perks, Somewhat Restrictive
Software Engineer • Current Employee
America, United States
September 25, 2022
Pros: Work environment culture gym food hours
Cons: You need to be part of the company.

Food, Ambiance, Communication Good

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Americana, United States

Pros: Food, ambiance, crowd, communication, guidelines.

Cons: cons cons cons cons cons

5.0
Food, Ambiance, Communication Good
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee
Americana, United States
July 30, 2023
Pros: Food, ambiance, crowd, communication, guidelines.
Cons: cons cons cons cons cons

Great Work, No Cons!

Software Developer • Current Employee

South West, United States

Pros: Very nice environment to work.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons.

5.0
Great Work, No Cons!
Software Developer • Current Employee
South West, United States
May 14, 2021
Pros: Very nice environment to work.
Cons: Cannot think of any cons.

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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