Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
June 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
A recruiter reached out to me via email after I submitted an application. We set up an interview, and I was able to reschedule it for a couple of weeks out. The interview then took place.
Questions
Asked a Medium-level Arrays LeetCode question that involved sorting and a two-pointer strategy.
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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
4.0
Good company facing some new challenges
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 2, 2023
Pros: Good pay and benefits.
Interesting projects.
Cons: Excessive growth and over-hiring in the past few years. Facing new challenges such as ChatGPT.
3.0
Google, not what you think, at least not any more
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 11, 2008
Pros: Stock options, prestige of working for a huge name.
Cons: In order to excel, you must give up most of your social life to compete with people willing to spend more than 10+ hours a day at work. It's not the fun company it used to be. I may be a little jaded since I was there in the early days, but it's become more like Microsoft, and the "Google culture" is more of a fable these days. Google buys technology these days and does not innovate from within.
3.0
Good most of the time
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 8, 2013
Pros: Good most of the time.
Cons: Too crowded for traffic and work/life balance.
- 4.0Good company facing some new challengesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2023Pros: Good pay and benefits. Interesting projects.Cons: Excessive growth and over-hiring in the past few years. Facing new challenges such as ChatGPT.
- 3.0Google, not what you think, at least not any moreSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 11, 2008Pros: Stock options, prestige of working for a huge name.Cons: In order to excel, you must give up most of your social life to compete with people willing to spend more than 10+ hours a day at work. It's not the fun company it used to be. I may be a little jaded since I was there in the early days, but it's become more like Microsoft, and the "Google culture" is more of a fable these days. Google buys technology these days and does not innovate from within.
- 3.0Good most of the timeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2013Pros: Good most of the time.Cons: Too crowded for traffic and work/life balance.
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