Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
April 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Standard interview process:
- Connect with recruiter
- Phone screen
- Onsite interview
The onsite had 5 rounds:
- 3 coding interviews
- 1 system design interview
- 1 "googlyness" interview
All interviewers were very nice, gave good hints, and were easy to communicate with.
Questions
Interview questions were not directly from LeetCode, but you can find similar questions there. They were LeetCode medium/hard level. Practice BFS/DFS, Tree, and Graph problems really well.
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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.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
The team varies a lot
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
April 3, 2022
Pros: Google is still a good company. Many good colleagues, and some teams working on really exciting projects.
Cons: Composentation is no longer competitive.
4.0
Good engineering, lots of bureaucracy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 26, 2024
Pros: - Great engineers
- Great systems
Cons: - Bureaucratic culture
- Very political at times
5.0
Great Company, Slow Pace
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 7, 2025
Pros: It is a great company.
Cons: It is not very fast.
- 4.0The team varies a lotSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 3, 2022Pros: Google is still a good company. Many good colleagues, and some teams working on really exciting projects.Cons: Composentation is no longer competitive.
- 4.0Good engineering, lots of bureaucracySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 26, 2024Pros: - Great engineers - Great systemsCons: - Bureaucratic culture - Very political at times
- 5.0Great Company, Slow PaceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2025Pros: It is a great company.Cons: It is not very fast.
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