Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
3 technical phone interviews, testing basic computer science knowledge.
Multiple on-site interviews with different project groups during project selection.
Overall, very pleasant, but matching with project groups may not be as fluid.
Interviews did not seem too difficult – just be very vocal in your thought process.
Very slow getting any responses from HR.
Questions
Basic data structures
Memory and time complexity
Unit testing
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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
- 3.0Flexible But Stagnant RoleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 2, 2014Pros: The work schedule is pretty flexible.Cons: Well-established, not many opportunities left. The way to evaluate people is obscure.
- 5.0Solid Place to WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 21, 2023Pros: Reasonable expectations and talented peopleCons: Won't be pushed to grow by the company.
- 5.0I love working at Google!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 9, 2023Pros: - Many amenities - Competitive pay - Nice coworkersCons: There are somewhat ambiguous deadlines.
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