Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Process
Applied on Glassdoor. Communicated and spoke to a few Google recruiters who set up a technical phone interview weeks later. After the phone interview, if successful, you moved to the next step: the onsite interview. During the onsite interview, I was interviewed individually by 6 engineers. You will have many options for the date of the onsite interview.
Out of the 6 interviews, 5 focused on data structures/algorithms and 1 was a system design question. In between, there was an onsite lunch.
Questions
Three questions
Maze question
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Cambridge, Massachusetts is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Smart Team, Slow PaceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJuly 31, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance, smart people, and different teams.Cons: Things move pretty slowly, with a lot of red tape.
- 4.0Good, but promotions are hardSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 26, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance. Good food.Cons: Hard to get a promotion. Okay commuter benefits.
- 5.0Great Team, But Reinventing WheelsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 28, 2023Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.
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