Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
Applied through Google Careers (cold apply).
A recruiter (Google HR) contacted me directly and conducted a brief phone screen.
After the phone screening, a hiring manager interview was conducted. Questions were all about my background (former company, technical skills).
Questions
The questions were resume-related for about 10 minutes. The technical coding round involved questions related to OS fundamentals and bit manipulation, as my role was hardware-related.
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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
- 4.0Still a great company to work for, though it no longer feels the sameSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 11, 2024Pros: Work with very smart people and learn a lot from them. Opportunity to work on products that zillions of people use. Opportunity to work on problems at an impressive scale. Great perks. Good pay. Good work/life balance.Cons: Many things have already been invented, so it's harder to bring novel, groundbreaking things. Huge company with a lot of talent, so you are always replaceable. Culture and morale have deteriorated lately.
- 4.0Lots Of Projects, Heavy WorkloadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 26, 2023Pros: Worked on many projects, gaining experience.Cons: The workload can get very heavy.
- 5.0Smart, Helpful Team, But WfhSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2020Pros: The people you are working with are very helpful, cooperative, and know their things. It is also very cool that people around you have invented some of the cornerstones of other areas.Cons: Work from home because of COVID.
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