Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
January 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
So far, the process has been an informal chat with a technical sourcer/recruiter at Google, followed by a technical phone screen with an engineer.
The recruiter will give you a bunch of resources and links. You should look through them and truly know them.
Questions
I was asked for:
- A brief description of my experience.
- A question about how I would solve a simple technical problem.
- A coding question to come up with a pretty simple algorithm.
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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
3.0
Fun Place, But Not Fun
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 5, 2023
Pros: A very fun place to work.
Cons: not that fun to work.
4.0
Great Tools, Small Impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 4, 2024
Pros: Overall a solid experience with great tooling, benefits, perks, etc.
Cons: Part of a huge company, minimal impact.
5.0
Great work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 4, 2023
Pros: Great work-life balance for the majority of the teams.
Cons: Relatively on the slow side for promotion.
- 3.0Fun Place, But Not FunSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2023Pros: A very fun place to work.Cons: not that fun to work.
- 4.0Great Tools, Small ImpactSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 4, 2024Pros: Overall a solid experience with great tooling, benefits, perks, etc.Cons: Part of a huge company, minimal impact.
- 5.0Great work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 4, 2023Pros: Great work-life balance for the majority of the teams.Cons: Relatively on the slow side for promotion.
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