Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
August 22, 2023
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process included two phone screens and a virtual onsite. The onsite had four technical rounds and one behavioral round. The questions are not ridiculously hard, but the experience can vary a lot from person to person.
Questions
It was a Leetcode question.
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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
5.0
Like a dream
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 2, 2018
Pros: I have been at Google almost 2 years. Google is like heaven for a software engineer. I love contributing to the amazing products and learning from the best in the business. My coworkers are very supportive and positive, and my manager really cares about me and my goals.
Cons: Lots of super smart people around you means that it’s easy to feel inferior. I’m learning to not focus on this and keep looking forward and getting better every day.
3.0
Cool Projects, Weird Engineers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 16, 2010
Pros: Easy work, lots of random cool projects to work on. You get to multitask on tons of projects at the same time. Good location.
Cons: Too few opportunities. Engineers can be extremely weird here. I would recommend against this job for another tech company. Direction is vague and erratic.
5.0
Good Tech Work Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
April 7, 2025
Pros: Work with highly intellectual colleagues
Cons: Processes are slow in leadership, and strategy changes quite a couple of times.
- 5.0Like a dreamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 2, 2018Pros: I have been at Google almost 2 years. Google is like heaven for a software engineer. I love contributing to the amazing products and learning from the best in the business. My coworkers are very supportive and positive, and my manager really cares about me and my goals.Cons: Lots of super smart people around you means that it’s easy to feel inferior. I’m learning to not focus on this and keep looking forward and getting better every day.
- 3.0Cool Projects, Weird EngineersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 16, 2010Pros: Easy work, lots of random cool projects to work on. You get to multitask on tons of projects at the same time. Good location.Cons: Too few opportunities. Engineers can be extremely weird here. I would recommend against this job for another tech company. Direction is vague and erratic.
- 5.0Good Tech Work CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 7, 2025Pros: Work with highly intellectual colleaguesCons: Processes are slow in leadership, and strategy changes quite a couple of times.
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