Optical Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The two rounds of video interviews went smoothly.
They said they were going to get back to me in a week, but that did not happen.
My follow-up went unanswered.
After about a month, they informed me they were going with someone else.
Questions
I signed an NDA, so no specific details into questions can be provided.
They asked about very typical experimental skills, important to them since the job is research-oriented.
Questions were not hard, as the job was not perfectly matched with my previous experiences, but they sometimes showed curiosity in my research area.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Optical Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Optical Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Optical Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 3.0Tough for hardware folksOptical Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 31, 2023Pros: Good benefits, good pay, good balance.Cons: Better for software folks in every aspect.
- 5.0Good work/life balance and cultureOptical Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2023Pros: Work/life balance, culture, compensation, transparency, company perksCons: Lack of leadership direction, hardware infrastructure, and recently, a low level of energy for innovation.
- 5.0Great Balance, Unclear GoalsOptical Engineer • Current EmployeeWaterloo, Ontario, CanadaApril 8, 2024Pros: As usual, Google's work/time balance is great.Cons: Lack of strict goals in hardware environment.
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