Google

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

April 13, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had one phone call interview, and then I had a technical interview with the team I was going to be joining.

It was a great time getting to chat with the team, but things just didn't work out.

Questions

Why should we choose you?

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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

Baller Place, No Cons!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 28, 2013

Pros: It's a baller place to work.

Cons: There's none I can think of.

Baller Place, No Cons!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 28, 2013

Pros: It's a baller place to work.

Cons: There's none I can think of.

Really Great Place To Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 1, 2019

Pros: It's very good to work here.

Cons: There is no con, man.

Really Great Place To Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 1, 2019

Pros: It's very good to work here.

Cons: There is no con, man.

A good place to start a career

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Work is hard, and there's lots of it, so it's not what I'd call a "cushy" job. But if you're not lazy and have what it takes to pass the legendary interviews, you will likely do well. It still feels like the company is run by engineers, even though that's not really the case anymore. And yeah, there's free food (3 times a day), soda, a gym membership, and so on and so forth.

Cons: Management quality is clearly below what's required for a company of this size. It's incredibly difficult for someone senior to get up to speed to a degree where they'd feel comfortable.

A good place to start a career

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Work is hard, and there's lots of it, so it's not what I'd call a "cushy" job. But if you're not lazy and have what it takes to pass the legendary interviews, you will likely do well. It still feels like the company is run by engineers, even though that's not really the case anymore. And yeah, there's free food (3 times a day), soda, a gym membership, and so on and so forth.

Cons: Management quality is clearly below what's required for a company of this size. It's incredibly difficult for someone senior to get up to speed to a degree where they'd feel comfortable.

Baller Place, No Cons!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

October 28, 2013

Pros: It's a baller place to work.

Cons: There's none I can think of.

5.0
Baller Place, No Cons!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 28, 2013
Pros: It's a baller place to work.
Cons: There's none I can think of.

Really Great Place To Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 1, 2019

Pros: It's very good to work here.

Cons: There is no con, man.

5.0
Really Great Place To Work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 1, 2019
Pros: It's very good to work here.
Cons: There is no con, man.

A good place to start a career

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Work is hard, and there's lots of it, so it's not what I'd call a "cushy" job. But if you're not lazy and have what it takes to pass the legendary interviews, you will likely do well. It still feels like the company is run by engineers, even though that's not really the case anymore. And yeah, there's free food (3 times a day), soda, a gym membership, and so on and so forth.

Cons: Management quality is clearly below what's required for a company of this size. It's incredibly difficult for someone senior to get up to speed to a degree where they'd feel comfortable.

4.0
A good place to start a career
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 6, 2013
Pros: Work is hard, and there's lots of it, so it's not what I'd call a "cushy" job. But if you're not lazy and have what it takes to pass the legendary interviews, you will likely do well. It still feels like the company is run by engineers, even though that's not really the case anymore. And yeah, there's free food (3 times a day), soda, a gym membership, and so on and so forth.
Cons: Management quality is clearly below what's required for a company of this size. It's incredibly difficult for someone senior to get up to speed to a degree where they'd feel comfortable.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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