Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
On-site interviews consisted of four 45-minute interviews and an hour lunch. The entire flight, hotel, and other expenses were paid for. The interview questions were quite difficult, but not so difficult that I could not see any way to solve them. Unfortunately, I got thrown off by one of the first questions, which sort of put me in a bit of a bind for the rest of them.
Questions
Implement a readers-writers lock using mutexes and condition variables.
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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
- 4.0Good Perks, Wfh DiscouragedSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 28, 2024Pros: The corporate perks are good.Cons: WFH is not encouraged recently.
- 4.0Good pay, good benefits, but the company moves slowlySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2024Pros: Good pay Good benefits Decent work-life balance (with Ads PA being more intense in general)Cons: Lots of bureaucracy, not that much opportunity for promotion, and not very diverse.
- 5.0Learning-focused, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 22, 2022Pros: 1. Stable company. 2. Great engineering documentation to learn from. 3. Stringent design and code review process requires you to learn from feedback.Cons: 1. Slow promo process 2. Hard to change teams 3. Many managers seem to be checking out in terms of their people management duties.
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