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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

January 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First Round: Online Assignment. Two easy algorithm problems.

Second Round: Phone Interview. Three medium algorithm problems.

Third Round: Onsite Interview. Four senior software engineers will interview you in one day, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. This consists of four rounds of technical questions on algorithms.

Questions

Most algorithm questions are based on trees and graphs. Interviewees should focus more on DFS algorithms.

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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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