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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

November 1, 2007
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter contacted me and then sent me three exam questions to be completed in two hours. After two days, she scheduled a telephone interview. The interview lasted one hour and fifteen minutes. Questions ranged from data structure design, writing unit tests, and algorithm complexity. I was asked a question about tree traversal. Random questions, like "Why do we use design patterns?" were asked.

Questions

Write a program to find the depth of a binary search tree without using recursion.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 115 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive65%
Neutral28%
Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.

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