Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England
April 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied online and received an invitation for a phone screen about two weeks later.
The entire interview process involved a phone screen, a technical interview, and an on-site round with four interviews.
The whole process took about six weeks from application to the final result.
Questions
Two Sum, DP, typical HR questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 80 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in London, England.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral34%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in London, England.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Loved It, Missed Food
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 13, 2022
Pros: Only good things to say.
Cons: We missed the free food, remote.
1.0
Payments Processing at Google
Boulder, CO
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Boulder, Colorado, United States
April 3, 2017
Pros: Great salary.
Great benefits.
Great food.
Great location.
Some really great people.
Cons: Don't expect to see great code. Expect a mess that everyone is struggling to understand, caused by a fast pace, rapid turnover, and some really spectacular bad past design decisions that make things very hard to trace. These decisions are now deeply embedded and would be very hard to remove.
Having said that, if this is your thing, great. They will reward you handsomely to help keep them afloat.
The company is extremely PC. But you already knew that.
Apparently, there's surveillance of personal email/networks. I can't prove it, but I was creeped out too many times.
3.0
Great Culture, Poor Team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
California, Maryland, United States
April 27, 2025
Pros: Good culture and work-life balance.
Cons: Not a good team and manager.
- 5.0Loved It, Missed FoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 13, 2022Pros: Only good things to say.Cons: We missed the free food, remote.
- 1.0Payments Processing at Google Boulder, COSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBoulder, Colorado, United StatesApril 3, 2017Pros: Great salary. Great benefits. Great food. Great location. Some really great people.Cons: Don't expect to see great code. Expect a mess that everyone is struggling to understand, caused by a fast pace, rapid turnover, and some really spectacular bad past design decisions that make things very hard to trace. These decisions are now deeply embedded and would be very hard to remove. Having said that, if this is your thing, great. They will reward you handsomely to help keep them afloat. The company is extremely PC. But you already knew that. Apparently, there's surveillance of personal email/networks. I can't prove it, but I was creeped out too many times.
- 3.0Great Culture, Poor TeamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCalifornia, Maryland, United StatesApril 27, 2025Pros: Good culture and work-life balance.Cons: Not a good team and manager.
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