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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was contacted by the recruiting team. They were very helpful and detailed throughout the process and set up a phone interview.

The interview was a typical coding round conducted on Google Docs.

The question asked, however, was absurd. I was given 15 minutes to come up with the mathematical formula for magic squares and then implement the solution.

Questions

Find the formula to solve an n x n Magic Square.

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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.

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