Software Engineer Interview Experience - Irvine, California
Process
The human resources team is amazing.
Communication is clear and prompt, with no corporate red tape or template emails.
The interviews themselves are well-conducted and one-on-one, with senior interviewers.
Questions are well-targeted and of reasonable difficulty. Unlike other companies, they don't interview or ask questions during lunch.
The workplace is quite awesome: a small office, a nice atmosphere, and the usual Google freebies.
Questions
Get the two highest numbers in a binary search tree.
Get the kth largest number from two sorted arrays.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Irvine, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Irvine, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Irvine, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Still one of the bestSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2023Pros: Good company to work for. Still good work-life balance, food, etc.Cons: Strong work alone culture. Projects are planned in a relatively waterfall way. There is good and bad in this approach.
- 4.0Great Culture, High StressSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesMay 17, 2024Pros: Amazing culture and perks. Challenging and rewarding work.Cons: High stress. Layoffs. Difficult to move up.
- 5.0Good Pay, Heavy WorkloadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesJanuary 9, 2025Pros: The benefit and salary are pretty good.Cons: They have a lot of workload.
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