Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
I was initially contacted by a recruiter via LinkedIn and had the opportunity to interview at HQ in Mountain View, CA.
The onsite consisted of five in-person interviews with members from the team I was interviewing for. A lunch break was scheduled in between with a Google engineer.
I had an awesome recruiting team, and overall, a great time interviewing, albeit not moving forward to an offer. This was in spite of such a long and exhausting day. Most of the interviewers were able to put me at ease and were helpful in pushing me towards a solution when I was stuck.
Questions
If you're familiar with questions in Cracking the Code Interview or on LeetCode, and have a really good grasp of time complexity analysis, you'll do fine.
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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
- 4.0Smart Team, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2015Pros: Great company, strong management. There's no denying the intelligence of most, if not all, of the higher-ups. Keep it up!Cons: Moving up the ladder can be much slower than it should be. The tendency to value long-term goals leads to a fair amount of technical debt that isn't rewarded when paid off.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 20, 2024Pros: Innovative ideas and projects, the smartest minds in the tech industry, and challenging problems.Cons: It's crucial to find the right teams with the right opportunities.
- 4.0Great People, Slow ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2016Pros: Good money, good people, good food. Everyone I've worked with at Google has been a pleasure to work with.Cons: Working for such a large company means it takes longer to get anything done. As an iOS developer, Google does iOS development very differently from other companies. Traffic is a pain getting in and out of campus.
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