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Software Engineer iOS Interview Experience

September 6, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was able to skip the phone screen because I know people at Google. I met six people on-site.

The first interviewer was an iOS lead who asked a series of iOS-related coding questions. She was very friendly and helpful.

The second interviewer asked a difficult coding question but ultimately helped me come to a solution.

The third interviewer was for lunch. He was a bit awkward, and I could barely hear him speak, but it wasn't too bad.

The fourth interviewer asked a medium coding question. I came to a solution with some help, coded it, and tested it.

This next interviewer was the worst I've ever met. The fifth interviewer was extremely rude. He walked in, started reading notes from previous interviewers' questions, and said, "Oh, that's easy... that's easy too..." Then he proceeded to say, "My problem will be super easy too. I usually have the easiest problem in the whole round." He then dropped a LeetCode Hard question on me and provided minimal hints or help. After I finally came up with a solution and coded it, there were only two minutes left. Before leaving, he said to me, "You know, this is my warm-up question. The real question is blah blah blah..." I felt awful.

The last interviewer was actually a nice guy, but I was already in a horrible mood. He asked me an iOS object-oriented question, and I believe I gave a satisfactory answer.

The whole experience was pretty brutal because of the fifth interviewer. I also feel like Google doesn't really care about culture fit as much as other companies. I wasn't asked any culture or behavioral questions, and having gone on-site at Google twice now, I feel like I'd always meet someone I don't want to work with.

Questions

Design an image browsing app.

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

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Google's Software Engineer iOS interview process in United States.

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