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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

May 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process seems simple enough. A recruiter found me on LinkedIn, and I was asked to do a quick screen with him the following week. I was basically asked about my software engineering experience and current job, as well as projects I have done in the past. I was given some material to prepare for the technical phone screen. It was very in-depth, and none of it really came into play on the phone screen. I felt like the phone screen had gone well, but the recruiter got back to me the next day to tell me it was a no-go. I appreciated him following up so quickly because I had recently been presented with the opportunity for other positions, which I made him aware of.

Questions

Describe memory fragmentation and how it relates to the garbage collector.

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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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