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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

March 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process began with a standard online code screening, followed by two technical phone interviews. This led to a final in-person interview in Mountain View. I experienced some difficulty understanding certain interviewers, and some interviewers had difficulty articulating questions, often omitting important details. Overall, the interview was challenging due to the broad range of topics covered. Without going into excessive detail, I was asked questions ranging from basic bit manipulation problems to implementing quadtrees.

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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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