Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The whole process was fairly quick. I applied and was promptly assigned an HR person who set up the two coding interviews. After those two interviews, I got a call from HR stating I would be in a pool where teams could select me. I was selected by a team afterward. A short interview followed, and I received the internship.
Questions
Given a list of words and a target word, find whether the target word is an anagram of any words in the list.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Google Software Development Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Development Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0The SDE intern experience at Google is amazing, where you can have the chance to work with talented engineersSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 3, 2014Pros: The teammates are very experienced engineers, from whom you can learn a lot. The working environment is perfect. Google provides snacks and free food.Cons: There are a lot of talented engineers at Google. You are less likely to touch the core productions.
- 5.0Excellent Tech And CultureSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 19, 2015Pros: Technology, work culture, recognition, employee-friendly environment.Cons: Nothing to show as cons.
- 4.0How to combine work and funSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 6, 2009Pros: Management follows the model of the open source community. The attitude of everyone is very open. There are many well-known extras. You're working with people at the top of their game.Cons: Some people still whine that they don't have enough extras. The workspace is very hectic and noisy. Sometimes things seem to move too fast in every direction.
Google Interview Questions
