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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

April 1, 2013
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Process

I have two rounds of phone interviews followed by an onsite with about five interviewers.

The phone interviews each last about 45 minutes and are purely technical.

The onsite interviews are also all technical.

All ask algorithmic questions.

One asks about my PhD work.

Questions

Tell me about your thesis project.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 748 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral23%
Negative14%

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

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