Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
Two back-to-back 45-minute interviews, with one technical question for each.
The difficulty is similar to one LC medium and one LC hard.
The first one is divide and conquer, to do it in subproblems. The second one is a backtracking matrix question, similar to a Sudoku question.
No behavioral questions.
Questions
The first one is divide and conquer to do it in subproblems.
The second one is a backtracking matrix question, similar to a Sudoku question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Mountain View, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 17, 2025Pros: - Great benefits - Great work-life balance - Work with kind, smart peopleCons: - Limited opportunities for work transition outside of HOC areas.
- 5.0A beautiful place to workHardware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 12, 2025Pros: Free food and coffee, a massive campus, and an extremely passionate and friendly team.Cons: Can't think of any cons.
- 5.0Work-life Balance Wins BigSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 4, 2025Pros: WLB, free food, and good job stability.Cons: Promotions are slow compared to smaller companies.
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