Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter and scheduled a phone interview. After the phone interview, I had an on-site interview in Mountain View.
The HR person who coordinated the interview somehow messed up my information. I was applying for a Software Engineer position and had chosen Python as my preferred language. However, three out of the five interviewers asked me C-specific or firmware-related questions.
Questions
The phone interview covers standard algorithm and data structure questions.
The onsite interview includes more open-ended 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
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
- 5.0Best Company, Truly GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 2025Pros: Best company to work forCons: Everything here is good.
- 4.0Nice place to work, but too crowdedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 11, 2015Pros: Good benefits. Formally, the company cares about every employee and has a great culture.Cons: Boring work. Too many people. Too much routine work on moving data around. In fact, many people don't follow formal culture. They care about their career, launch, or good review more than about creating perfect solutions and technology.
- 5.0Great colleagues, great culture, great benefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 8, 2023Pros: Great technology, a lot to learn.Cons: Can be intense if you are not prepared.
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