Process
The interview process had a coding round, which was pretty simple.
Then, there were two phone interviews that involved whiteboard coding. They were of average difficulty.
Both phone interviews had only a 15-minute time gap between them. Both interviewers had a clear-cut question.
Questions
Implement trie data structure and a variation of binary search.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Fall2017 - Software Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Fall2017 - Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Fall2017 - Software Developer interview process in United States.
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