Position: University Graduate, Full-time.
Process:
Preparation: ~150 LeetCode problems over the summer and practiced with a friend on a whiteboard a couple of hours a day for two weeks.
I explained my thoughts out loud and drew pictures/examples on the board, asking my interviewers if they were following my ideas. Sometimes they would give me hints or point out flaws in my ideas. Once they liked it, I would write the code on the board and go through some examples.
Advice: The interviewers and recruiters are on your side.
The following metrics were computed from 748 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.