Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
January 1, 2013
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Process
The interview was rather long and very theoretical rather than tactical. Understanding of core skills was tested rather than the code I write. I wrote a line of code and was done, with some very abstract problems.
Questions
Explain the optimal algorithm to determine the shortest path between two points, and any assumptions or considerations needed.
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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 Culture, Growing Pains
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 6, 2014
Pros: Best engineering culture I have seen. The impact is very big as products scale to millions of users.
Cons: It is becoming very big, and the perks are slowly falling off. This also makes it go slower than previously.
5.0
Super dope place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 17, 2018
Pros: Free food, smart coworkers, and lots of room to learn as a SWE
Cons: Suffers from being a large company.
5.0
Good Company, No Cons
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 5, 2024
Pros: It's a pretty good company.
Cons: I don't see any real cons.
- 4.0Great Culture, Growing PainsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 6, 2014Pros: Best engineering culture I have seen. The impact is very big as products scale to millions of users.Cons: It is becoming very big, and the perks are slowly falling off. This also makes it go slower than previously.
- 5.0Super dope place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 17, 2018Pros: Free food, smart coworkers, and lots of room to learn as a SWECons: Suffers from being a large company.
- 5.0Good Company, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 5, 2024Pros: It's a pretty good company.Cons: I don't see any real cons.
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