Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
November 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard.
I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough questions.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Google Senior Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral31%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Senior Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Good Benefits, Unmotivated Growth
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 16, 2024
Pros: Workplace benefits across the board.
Cons: Lack of motivation to grow.
4.0
Great Company with Troubled Culture
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 26, 2020
Pros: Great perks and benefits. Most teams have great work/life balance. Total compensation is competitive. Internal mobility is great, giving people a lot of chances to move around.
Cons: A culture of outrage is taking a hold of the company.
5.0
Best large corporation to work for as an engineer
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 1, 2016
Pros: Google engineers tend to be great people to work with, and the infrastructure is better than anything else in the world. The benefits are also excellent.
Cons: It's hard to keep track of what other people are doing in such a large organization, so sometimes you accidentally duplicate work.
- 4.0Good Benefits, Unmotivated GrowthSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 16, 2024Pros: Workplace benefits across the board.Cons: Lack of motivation to grow.
- 4.0Great Company with Troubled CultureSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 26, 2020Pros: Great perks and benefits. Most teams have great work/life balance. Total compensation is competitive. Internal mobility is great, giving people a lot of chances to move around.Cons: A culture of outrage is taking a hold of the company.
- 5.0Best large corporation to work for as an engineerSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 1, 2016Pros: Google engineers tend to be great people to work with, and the infrastructure is better than anything else in the world. The benefits are also excellent.Cons: It's hard to keep track of what other people are doing in such a large organization, so sometimes you accidentally duplicate work.
Google Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
