Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The process was pretty straightforward. I scheduled an onsite interview with HR. It involved typical whiteboard problems that quizzed me about various algorithms and data structures. There were five total interviews, followed by a lunch with one of the engineers.
I have previous work experience, but they didn't ask about it. Overall, it felt like a rushed and flawed generic CS course test.
A week later, I received a phone call from the HR coordinator to inform me of the result.
Questions
String manipulation. Grid problems. Data structures.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Learning, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 9, 2024Pros: Very good company for learning experience.Cons: I don't see any cons.
- 4.0Best tech company to work atSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 25, 2017Pros: Great food, friendly people, beautiful campus.Cons: It's hard to make a difference. Projects being cancelled can be devastating.
- 5.0Amazing Place to WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2025Pros: Full benefits listed online, interesting work.Cons: Be careful with WLB, depending on the team.
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