Google

Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience

May 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview with two algorithm problems using basic data structures. Code will be presented using Google Docs. Bug-free is pretty important for the interview. I'm not really ready for coding bug-free.

Questions

Basic Algorithm Coding Test

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 71 interview experiences for the Google Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

4%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive69%

Neutral17%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.

Google Work Experiences

Still an awesome employer and tight-knit community feel

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2013

Pros: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine. Wonderful feeling of camaraderie. Employees are trusted, respected, and treated like adults to get on with their work. Very flat management structure means you're not left feeling powerless. Everyone is empowered to make a difference and to be heard. Amazing benefits.

Cons: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine can lead to impostor syndrome. You need to be careful to balance your work and personal life. The drive to sometimes work too hard comes from within when you work at Google; it's not something that's pushed on you by the company or colleagues.

Still an awesome employer and tight-knit community feel

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2013

Pros: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine. Wonderful feeling of camaraderie. Employees are trusted, respected, and treated like adults to get on with their work. Very flat management structure means you're not left feeling powerless. Everyone is empowered to make a difference and to be heard. Amazing benefits.

Cons: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine can lead to impostor syndrome. You need to be careful to balance your work and personal life. The drive to sometimes work too hard comes from within when you work at Google; it's not something that's pushed on you by the company or colleagues.

Good benefits, chaotic team and wider organization

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: - Launched my career with a great name on my resume. - Great work-life balance. - Good perks and salary.

Cons: - Laid me off after doing two internships and moving countries for a full-time role. - Incredibly chaotic product with constantly changing goals. - Convoluted proprietary tech stack.

Good benefits, chaotic team and wider organization

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: - Launched my career with a great name on my resume. - Great work-life balance. - Good perks and salary.

Cons: - Laid me off after doing two internships and moving countries for a full-time role. - Incredibly chaotic product with constantly changing goals. - Convoluted proprietary tech stack.

Great Balance, Slow Development

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 31, 2024

Pros: Good work-life balance provided.

Cons: Slow development process because it’s a big company.

Great Balance, Slow Development

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 31, 2024

Pros: Good work-life balance provided.

Cons: Slow development process because it’s a big company.

Still an awesome employer and tight-knit community feel

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2013

Pros: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine. Wonderful feeling of camaraderie. Employees are trusted, respected, and treated like adults to get on with their work. Very flat management structure means you're not left feeling powerless. Everyone is empowered to make a difference and to be heard. Amazing benefits.

Cons: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine can lead to impostor syndrome. You need to be careful to balance your work and personal life. The drive to sometimes work too hard comes from within when you work at Google; it's not something that's pushed on you by the company or colleagues.

5.0
Still an awesome employer and tight-knit community feel
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
January 9, 2013
Pros: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine. Wonderful feeling of camaraderie. Employees are trusted, respected, and treated like adults to get on with their work. Very flat management structure means you're not left feeling powerless. Everyone is empowered to make a difference and to be heard. Amazing benefits.
Cons: Most intelligent coworkers you could ever imagine can lead to impostor syndrome. You need to be careful to balance your work and personal life. The drive to sometimes work too hard comes from within when you work at Google; it's not something that's pushed on you by the company or colleagues.

Good benefits, chaotic team and wider organization

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: - Launched my career with a great name on my resume. - Great work-life balance. - Good perks and salary.

Cons: - Laid me off after doing two internships and moving countries for a full-time role. - Incredibly chaotic product with constantly changing goals. - Convoluted proprietary tech stack.

3.0
Good benefits, chaotic team and wider organization
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
June 20, 2023
Pros: - Launched my career with a great name on my resume. - Great work-life balance. - Good perks and salary.
Cons: - Laid me off after doing two internships and moving countries for a full-time role. - Incredibly chaotic product with constantly changing goals. - Convoluted proprietary tech stack.

Great Balance, Slow Development

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 31, 2024

Pros: Good work-life balance provided.

Cons: Slow development process because it’s a big company.

5.0
Great Balance, Slow Development
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 31, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance provided.
Cons: Slow development process because it’s a big company.

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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