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Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

November 1, 2017

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

They paid for flight and accommodations.

The initial check-in required getting a badge that would be used for the day to move around the site.

The first few interviewers were warm and welcoming; however, the later interviewers seemed to want to rush through the process and were very impatient.

Questions

Q: How would you troubleshoot network packets reaching some parts of the network and not others?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 25 interview experiences for the Google Site Reliability Engineer role in Mountain View, California.

Success Rate

4%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive64%

Neutral24%

Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.

Google Work Experiences

Google could be slipping

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 11, 2009

Pros: Lots of smart people. A team atmosphere where it seems like most people are making a difference. Unusual perks that lead to being a member of a family, a team.

Cons: Management has spoiled us in order to become the #1 Forbes-rated company. Now they think we are a bunch of entitled assholes. They created us... now they are unhappy with what they promised us to get to #1.

Google could be slipping

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 11, 2009

Pros: Lots of smart people. A team atmosphere where it seems like most people are making a difference. Unusual perks that lead to being a member of a family, a team.

Cons: Management has spoiled us in order to become the #1 Forbes-rated company. Now they think we are a bunch of entitled assholes. They created us... now they are unhappy with what they promised us to get to #1.

Great place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 25, 2023

Pros: - Incredibly helpful teammates - Challenging problems to solve

Cons: can be a bit bureaucratic

Great place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 25, 2023

Pros: - Incredibly helpful teammates - Challenging problems to solve

Cons: can be a bit bureaucratic

One of the best places in the world to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: It's a company with a conscience, and the Dilbert-esque moments are rarer than at other companies. Plus, the food is *amazing* (at least in the larger offices).

Cons: Long hours, high stress. Depending on which part of the organization you are in, expectations can be wildly different for the same job level. Promotion is a very tricky path and is done by committee. Decisions from them seem arbitrary and hard to justify. It seems to have become an unwritten rule that not seeking promotion over a 2-3 year period is unacceptable.

One of the best places in the world to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: It's a company with a conscience, and the Dilbert-esque moments are rarer than at other companies. Plus, the food is *amazing* (at least in the larger offices).

Cons: Long hours, high stress. Depending on which part of the organization you are in, expectations can be wildly different for the same job level. Promotion is a very tricky path and is done by committee. Decisions from them seem arbitrary and hard to justify. It seems to have become an unwritten rule that not seeking promotion over a 2-3 year period is unacceptable.

Google could be slipping

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 11, 2009

Pros: Lots of smart people. A team atmosphere where it seems like most people are making a difference. Unusual perks that lead to being a member of a family, a team.

Cons: Management has spoiled us in order to become the #1 Forbes-rated company. Now they think we are a bunch of entitled assholes. They created us... now they are unhappy with what they promised us to get to #1.

4.0
Google could be slipping
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
January 11, 2009
Pros: Lots of smart people. A team atmosphere where it seems like most people are making a difference. Unusual perks that lead to being a member of a family, a team.
Cons: Management has spoiled us in order to become the #1 Forbes-rated company. Now they think we are a bunch of entitled assholes. They created us... now they are unhappy with what they promised us to get to #1.

Great place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

January 25, 2023

Pros: - Incredibly helpful teammates - Challenging problems to solve

Cons: can be a bit bureaucratic

5.0
Great place to work
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
January 25, 2023
Pros: - Incredibly helpful teammates - Challenging problems to solve
Cons: can be a bit bureaucratic

One of the best places in the world to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: It's a company with a conscience, and the Dilbert-esque moments are rarer than at other companies. Plus, the food is *amazing* (at least in the larger offices).

Cons: Long hours, high stress. Depending on which part of the organization you are in, expectations can be wildly different for the same job level. Promotion is a very tricky path and is done by committee. Decisions from them seem arbitrary and hard to justify. It seems to have become an unwritten rule that not seeking promotion over a 2-3 year period is unacceptable.

4.0
One of the best places in the world to work
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
May 1, 2009
Pros: It's a company with a conscience, and the Dilbert-esque moments are rarer than at other companies. Plus, the food is *amazing* (at least in the larger offices).
Cons: Long hours, high stress. Depending on which part of the organization you are in, expectations can be wildly different for the same job level. Promotion is a very tricky path and is done by committee. Decisions from them seem arbitrary and hard to justify. It seems to have become an unwritten rule that not seeking promotion over a 2-3 year period is unacceptable.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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