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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

January 1, 2011
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Process

An engineer from Mountain View was called in for a phone interview for a Chicago opening.

The initial friendly talk transitioned to coding over Google Docs. Preoccupied with a practice problem, they chose an ill-suited data structure. They couldn't finish coding in time and didn't move forward.

Questions

Create a Java method that clones a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

8%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive54%
Neutral38%
Negative8%

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

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