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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

January 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

3 C++/Coding algo questions, 1 "Googlyness" behavioral.

One of the interviewers for the algo questions was too caught up in my syntax. In a typical work environment, I would be able to reference cppreference.

The "Googlyness" interviewer did not seem interested in any of my answers and did not have any sort of conversation with me. They were very dry.

Disappointing for a company of Google's stature.

Questions

Tree/2D vector questions.

Behavioral questions consisted of seemingly irrelevant prompts, such as asking about workplace conflicts and how I resolved them. I haven't experienced conflict in my five years of experience, and the feedback later stated I lacked original ideas. I suppose I'm expected to fabricate scenarios.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Senior Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.

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