Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
August 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had a very laid-back group of engineers interview me. They asked mostly technical programming questions, with a few trick questions included.
They used a sheet to record questions from prior interviewers, ensuring they covered different problem types.
The questions increased in difficulty towards the end of the day, as earlier interviewers had focused on classical problem-solving techniques and solutions using classic data structures.
Questions
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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
Great to have on your resume
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
January 2, 2009
Pros: Incredible educational opportunities, regular tech talks, and other information sessions.
Colleagues are some of the brightest people around.
There's also a certain prestige attached with working at Google, and you may find your next job easier to get just having worked there. Although the culture makes it such that people straight out of college never want to leave, since the perks are so good and they are pampered.
Cons: Lack of proper management. Managers don't really care about employees and seem to have just gotten their jobs because they were there, rather than showing any competence at actual managing. Competition between workers sometimes strains work-life balance, as most are young twenty-somethings with no family to worry about or take care of. Although this may change in the future, most older Googlers tend to leave instead of sticking around that environment.
5.0
Great Workspace, Supportive Team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 6, 2024
Pros: Good Workspace with Good Team Members
Cons: No cons in Google. They have everything.
5.0
Fast Grew Up
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
December 18, 2021
Pros: When you work at Google, you can feel that you are fast-growing.
Cons: I think about my past based on tropic and the winter cooled me.
- 4.0Great to have on your resumeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 2, 2009Pros: Incredible educational opportunities, regular tech talks, and other information sessions. Colleagues are some of the brightest people around. There's also a certain prestige attached with working at Google, and you may find your next job easier to get just having worked there. Although the culture makes it such that people straight out of college never want to leave, since the perks are so good and they are pampered.Cons: Lack of proper management. Managers don't really care about employees and seem to have just gotten their jobs because they were there, rather than showing any competence at actual managing. Competition between workers sometimes strains work-life balance, as most are young twenty-somethings with no family to worry about or take care of. Although this may change in the future, most older Googlers tend to leave instead of sticking around that environment.
- 5.0Great Workspace, Supportive TeamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 6, 2024Pros: Good Workspace with Good Team MembersCons: No cons in Google. They have everything.
- 5.0Fast Grew UpSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesDecember 18, 2021Pros: When you work at Google, you can feel that you are fast-growing.Cons: I think about my past based on tropic and the winter cooled me.
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