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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

July 1, 2013
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Process

I had two rounds of interviews. In the first round, no one asked me about system design.

There were five interviewers in the first round and three in the second.

They were very professional, and the questions were decent. There were no brain teasers, like "how many balloons fit in a room."

Expect lots of whiteboard coding.

The interviewers took notes by typing or by manual copying; don't be distracted by that.

Some interviewers were happy to brainstorm with me and point me in the right direction.

Overall, it was a stressful process, but not in a negative way.

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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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