Google

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

April 27, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had quite a few friends and references within Google, so I went straight to the on-site stage. There were six on-site interviews. None of the questions that were asked were exceedingly difficult, as I ended up with near-optimal solutions to most questions, even with some hints.

Questions

Rotate a rectangular grey-scale image 90 degrees CW.

You're given a grey-scale image and a ROI. Compute the average intensity in the ROI.

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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

Google is overhyped and not worth it anymore

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

February 1, 2023

Pros: A good salary and company name give you an advantage.

Cons: No humanity consideration for pregnant women and new moms.

Google is overhyped and not worth it anymore

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

February 1, 2023

Pros: A good salary and company name give you an advantage.

Cons: No humanity consideration for pregnant women and new moms.

Great people to work with, great benefits

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 15, 2012

Pros: Google has a lot of smart and nice people to work with. People work collaboratively. The company has many great benefits. It just feels like the company has hired the best people to work on all the benefits (401k, fitness, food, etc., etc.) as well.

Cons: Things can move very fast at Google, which means it can be somewhat stressful. It depends on the projects you work on, though.

Great people to work with, great benefits

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 15, 2012

Pros: Google has a lot of smart and nice people to work with. People work collaboratively. The company has many great benefits. It just feels like the company has hired the best people to work on all the benefits (401k, fitness, food, etc., etc.) as well.

Cons: Things can move very fast at Google, which means it can be somewhat stressful. It depends on the projects you work on, though.

Excellent Balance & Perks

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

August 18, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good perks. Good food. Good microkitchen.

Cons: None, none none none none none none none none none none

Excellent Balance & Perks

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

August 18, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good perks. Good food. Good microkitchen.

Cons: None, none none none none none none none none none none

Google is overhyped and not worth it anymore

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

February 1, 2023

Pros: A good salary and company name give you an advantage.

Cons: No humanity consideration for pregnant women and new moms.

2.0
Google is overhyped and not worth it anymore
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
February 1, 2023
Pros: A good salary and company name give you an advantage.
Cons: No humanity consideration for pregnant women and new moms.

Great people to work with, great benefits

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 15, 2012

Pros: Google has a lot of smart and nice people to work with. People work collaboratively. The company has many great benefits. It just feels like the company has hired the best people to work on all the benefits (401k, fitness, food, etc., etc.) as well.

Cons: Things can move very fast at Google, which means it can be somewhat stressful. It depends on the projects you work on, though.

5.0
Great people to work with, great benefits
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 15, 2012
Pros: Google has a lot of smart and nice people to work with. People work collaboratively. The company has many great benefits. It just feels like the company has hired the best people to work on all the benefits (401k, fitness, food, etc., etc.) as well.
Cons: Things can move very fast at Google, which means it can be somewhat stressful. It depends on the projects you work on, though.

Excellent Balance & Perks

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

August 18, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good perks. Good food. Good microkitchen.

Cons: None, none none none none none none none none none none

5.0
Excellent Balance & Perks
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 18, 2021
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good perks. Good food. Good microkitchen.
Cons: None, none none none none none none none none none none

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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