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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

A three-hour online phone screen. Questions were pretty basic, something along the lines of elements in a list (finding pairs that sum up to a given number). I had a competitive offer, so the process was streamlined for me.

Questions

Simple Python problem-solving questions

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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

21%

Pass 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

Positive61%

Neutral21%

Negative18%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Google Work Experiences

A great environment to learn

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

November 9, 2016

Pros: Strong environment to learn. My host engineers and the other engineers on my team were happy to help me with any problems I had, while also giving me much responsibility and the ability to direct my project how I wanted. Great perks and great food!

Cons: Sometimes feeling like a very, very small puzzle piece in a very big puzzle (which is probably likely with many big tech companies). The experience can be "hit or miss" depending on the project and team placement as an intern. I had a positive experience, but others did not mesh well with their team.

A great environment to learn

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

November 9, 2016

Pros: Strong environment to learn. My host engineers and the other engineers on my team were happy to help me with any problems I had, while also giving me much responsibility and the ability to direct my project how I wanted. Great perks and great food!

Cons: Sometimes feeling like a very, very small puzzle piece in a very big puzzle (which is probably likely with many big tech companies). The experience can be "hit or miss" depending on the project and team placement as an intern. I had a positive experience, but others did not mesh well with their team.

Requests everything from you, but provides for all your needs

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

January 25, 2017

Pros: Smart and hardworking people all around you, interesting projects. Unparalleled level of technical support for any possible needs. Fantastic benefits. In the end, it's more of a lifestyle than just a workplace.

Cons: Pressure of going "up or out." Huge difference between working in Mountain View versus any other office.

Requests everything from you, but provides for all your needs

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

January 25, 2017

Pros: Smart and hardworking people all around you, interesting projects. Unparalleled level of technical support for any possible needs. Fantastic benefits. In the end, it's more of a lifestyle than just a workplace.

Cons: Pressure of going "up or out." Huge difference between working in Mountain View versus any other office.

Great Team, But Reinventing Wheels

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.

Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.

Great Team, But Reinventing Wheels

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.

Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.

A great environment to learn

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

November 9, 2016

Pros: Strong environment to learn. My host engineers and the other engineers on my team were happy to help me with any problems I had, while also giving me much responsibility and the ability to direct my project how I wanted. Great perks and great food!

Cons: Sometimes feeling like a very, very small puzzle piece in a very big puzzle (which is probably likely with many big tech companies). The experience can be "hit or miss" depending on the project and team placement as an intern. I had a positive experience, but others did not mesh well with their team.

4.0
A great environment to learn
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
November 9, 2016
Pros: Strong environment to learn. My host engineers and the other engineers on my team were happy to help me with any problems I had, while also giving me much responsibility and the ability to direct my project how I wanted. Great perks and great food!
Cons: Sometimes feeling like a very, very small puzzle piece in a very big puzzle (which is probably likely with many big tech companies). The experience can be "hit or miss" depending on the project and team placement as an intern. I had a positive experience, but others did not mesh well with their team.

Requests everything from you, but provides for all your needs

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

January 25, 2017

Pros: Smart and hardworking people all around you, interesting projects. Unparalleled level of technical support for any possible needs. Fantastic benefits. In the end, it's more of a lifestyle than just a workplace.

Cons: Pressure of going "up or out." Huge difference between working in Mountain View versus any other office.

4.0
Requests everything from you, but provides for all your needs
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
January 25, 2017
Pros: Smart and hardworking people all around you, interesting projects. Unparalleled level of technical support for any possible needs. Fantastic benefits. In the end, it's more of a lifestyle than just a workplace.
Cons: Pressure of going "up or out." Huge difference between working in Mountain View versus any other office.

Great Team, But Reinventing Wheels

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.

Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.

5.0
Great Team, But Reinventing Wheels
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
March 28, 2023
Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.
Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.

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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