Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boulder, Colorado
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter and waited several weeks.
After passing a technical phone screen, I waited several more weeks.
Next, I had an on-site interview consisting of five technical sessions and an informal lunch in the cafeteria.
Another week later, I was called with my results.
The interviews ranged from a thought-provoking discussion of "What features and issues would you watch for if you implemented [a given mobile app]?" to processing streams of integers and traversing tree structures efficiently.
Questions
Describe how you would design a fully automated continuous build/test/configure/deploy system for arbitrary applications and software packages. Feel free to dive into any piece of this problem that is of interest to you.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Boulder, Colorado.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boulder, Colorado is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Boulder, Colorado.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Dream job for SWESoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoulder, Colorado, United StatesJanuary 28, 2023Pros: * An engineering-first culture * An engineering environment (codebase/tooling/process) * Awesome people * Great products * Get pamperedCons: As is true for any large organization, there's also a degree of politics, corruption, incompetence, misaligned incentives, etc. It can feel very high pressure at times due to big stakes.
- 5.0The best big company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoulder, Colorado, United StatesMarch 12, 2021Pros: Great community of smart, creative people who are unafraid of difficult problems.Cons: Definitely more politics to deal with these days than earlier in the company's history, and the performance review process has become rather unwieldy.
- 5.0Pretty chill, great benefits, interesting workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoulder, Colorado, United StatesAugust 29, 2019Pros: Great benefits: * Free food * Working with competent people * Good work-life balance, at least in the Boulder office * Opportunities to travel for work if that's your thing * A lot of trust among co-workers, which gives you the freedom to make decisions about how to solve problemsCons: Working in such a huge company can be frustrating, because it's hard to coordinate with other teams that you need to work with. It's also ridiculous how much people will complain about free food. People aren't aware of how privileged they are.
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