Process
The process was fast, and the recruiter was very nice.
It included a phone screen followed by an onsite interview, which covered:
- System design (2 sessions)
- Coding
- Behavioral questions
For system design, I would recommend preparing more on their current product offerings or the specific team you've applied for.
Questions
Describe a time when your project lost focus.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 168 interview experiences for the Google Senior Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
10%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral24%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Google's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Fun workplace but eroding culture
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
August 12, 2020
Pros: Good benefits and salary, interesting and impactful work, surrounded by smart and interesting people.
Cons: The company is big and still growing quickly, so the culture is slowly eroding. The once industry-leading software engineering practices are starting to look outdated.
4.0
Great place to work, but it's getting more and more corporate
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
January 26, 2023
Pros: Despite everything, the hiring bar is still pretty high.
Excellent place to gain experience with really cool technologies.
Great name recognition, great to have on your resume.
Cons: Google has a really bad case of "not-invented-here." They have custom/internal versions of all the major kinds of tools. The upshot of that is that if you want to leave Google, you won't have a lot of experience with common things, even Google Cloud Services.
They use a completely different infrastructure internally for production services.
5.0
Review of working at Google
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 28, 2024
Pros: Flexible working hours and great satisfaction from doing work.
Cons: High expectations and the current job market situation lead to uncertainty.
- 4.0Fun workplace but eroding cultureSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 12, 2020Pros: Good benefits and salary, interesting and impactful work, surrounded by smart and interesting people.Cons: The company is big and still growing quickly, so the culture is slowly eroding. The once industry-leading software engineering practices are starting to look outdated.
- 4.0Great place to work, but it's getting more and more corporateSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2023Pros: Despite everything, the hiring bar is still pretty high. Excellent place to gain experience with really cool technologies. Great name recognition, great to have on your resume.Cons: Google has a really bad case of "not-invented-here." They have custom/internal versions of all the major kinds of tools. The upshot of that is that if you want to leave Google, you won't have a lot of experience with common things, even Google Cloud Services. They use a completely different infrastructure internally for production services.
- 5.0Review of working at GoogleSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2024Pros: Flexible working hours and great satisfaction from doing work.Cons: High expectations and the current job market situation lead to uncertainty.
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