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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Kirkland, Washington

July 1, 2011
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I don't really know what to think of it. The first interviewer's question was extremely difficult. There was no way that it could have been completed in the 45 minutes that I was given, but I gave it my best shot. The interviewer argued with me about 2D arrays not being contiguous in memory.

The second interviewer was completely the opposite; it was absolutely easy. It was so easy I thought I was missing something and tried coming up with more efficient methods when there really wasn't any.

Questions

I probably shouldn't disclose the first interview question. They made me sign an agreement, and the first question was unique from anything I have seen in an interview. This was a question that could not have been completed within the allotted 45 minutes.

Fibonacci numbers... haha.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Kirkland, Washington.

Success Rate

9%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral41%
Negative18%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Kirkland, Washington.

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