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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Kirkland, Washington

June 1, 2016
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Process

The interview process involved a phone call with a recruiter, followed by a technical phone screen a few days later, and then an onsite interview.

The onsite interview lasted six hours and consisted of five interviews and a lunch.

Questions covered a wide range of topics and required high-quality, well-structured, and well-tested code. The questions demanded significant thought and critical analysis, with less emphasis on advanced data structures, beyond HashMaps and Heaps.

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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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