Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
I was originally contacted by a Google recruiter. After discussing the position, the recruiter set me up for a phone interview and then for a site visit.
During the site visit, I talked with five different engineers. I met each person alone. Each meeting was similar:
- A 5-10 minute chat about my background
- A 35-40 minute Q&A session with technical questions.
Questions
That's all good and correct. Now, assume that the computers you are given have only 1 MB of memory each. How would you solve the same problem using the same number of machines?
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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
- 4.0Great place to work - immersive environmentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesDecember 8, 2008Pros: Google is a great work environment. Of course, the food is wonderful. In addition, it is such a good opportunity to work with really talented people on interesting and difficult problems. There are team opportunities but also space for individual work. You can't beat the resources and access to data. There are many opportunities to build on work that others have done in order to enhance one's own work. Overall, a very interesting and exciting place to work.Cons: Many people work very long hours, so it feels that you must do likewise in order to be considered a good employee.
- 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.
- 4.0Awesome Work ServiceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 2, 2024Pros: Everything I worked with was very beneficial to my career.Cons: A big company like this makes it hard to find something fulfilling.
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