Process
It was difficult all day coding questions, including one personality test and 3 to 4 coding questions. One interviewer didn’t show up, and I had to wait for a replacement. Responses from recruiting were slow.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5,754 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive62%
Neutral27%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
The best big company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boulder, Colorado, United States
March 12, 2021
Pros: Great community of smart, creative people who are unafraid of difficult problems.
Cons: Definitely more politics to deal with these days than earlier in the company's history, and the performance review process has become rather unwieldy.
4.0
Great Place to Work!
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
December 5, 2014
Pros: - Working with some of the smartest people in the world, learning continuously.
- Develop some very good coding and design practices.
- Opportunities to work on many kinds of problems.
- Easy to move around to new teams or locations.
- Amazing benefits.
Cons: I think many of these cons are location specific, but for a remote office like India:
* Work-life balance goes down the drain.
* Most work is Mountain View centered, so offices with a big time zone difference feel cut-off and don't get the best projects.
* Very speedy delivery is expected. You can't move ahead if you can't work fast.
5.0
Great Balance, Thoughtful Team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 28, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance, strong engineering, and coworkers are all very thoughtful and friendly.
Cons: Since it's a big company, things can move slowly.
- 5.0The best big company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoulder, Colorado, United StatesMarch 12, 2021Pros: Great community of smart, creative people who are unafraid of difficult problems.Cons: Definitely more politics to deal with these days than earlier in the company's history, and the performance review process has become rather unwieldy.
- 4.0Great Place to Work!Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 5, 2014Pros: - Working with some of the smartest people in the world, learning continuously. - Develop some very good coding and design practices. - Opportunities to work on many kinds of problems. - Easy to move around to new teams or locations. - Amazing benefits.Cons: I think many of these cons are location specific, but for a remote office like India: * Work-life balance goes down the drain. * Most work is Mountain View centered, so offices with a big time zone difference feel cut-off and don't get the best projects. * Very speedy delivery is expected. You can't move ahead if you can't work fast.
- 5.0Great Balance, Thoughtful TeamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 28, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance, strong engineering, and coworkers are all very thoughtful and friendly.Cons: Since it's a big company, things can move slowly.
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