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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

February 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was contacted by the recruiter via LinkedIn.

After a few initial hiccups, the recruiter called me directly. After a brief chat, they asked for my resume.

I received a questionnaire about my skills, experience, and interests after that. The recruiter also sent me great tips on what to prepare for the interview and what would be expected. They then scheduled a phone interview based on my availability.

The interview went well. The questions were interesting and tested my algorithm and data structure skills. I thought I had done a decent job.

However, I received a call from the recruiter a couple of days later (which I appreciated) stating they had decided to not move forward based on my background (which was frustrating).

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.

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