Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The interview process typically involves:
- 3 phone interviews
- 2 on-site interviews, each lasting 5 hours
Interviewers usually begin with self-introductions and then proceed to coding practice. At the end, the interviewee is given an opportunity to ask questions.
Following this comes a long and excruciating wait. After three months, candidates are informed of their rejection. This is a very considerate move during the job-searching season.
Questions
There are N cars in the streets, moving forward at different speeds. How many collisions will there be in the end?
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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
- 5.0Great People, Busy But Worth ItSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2023Pros: Nice people, free food.Cons: Too busy, lots of work to get done.
- 5.0Excellent place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2021Pros: Great infrastructure and tools to work with.Cons: In a large company, sometimes I feel I am not doing too much or having a lot of impact on it.
- 5.0What I thought it would be likeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 29, 2020Pros: Great benefits and coworkers. I really enjoy my project.Cons: Sometimes too big to make a huge impact.
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