Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
Very smooth. One phone screen and they flew me in for a full onsite. Usually, they have five interviews. I had four because one interviewer had to leave early due to external circumstances.
Questions
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Given a preorder traversal, create a binary search tree in optimized time.
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Implement
hasNextandnextfor a list of lists. -
Given a circle with N defined points and a point M outside the circle, find the point closest to M among the N points. (O(Log N))
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Given two sets of intervals, return a combined set.
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Threading related questions.
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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
- 5.0Very good placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 24, 2020Pros: Nice place to be at.Cons: Too big of a company - work on small things.
- 5.0Great Culture, But Unfair LayoffSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 29, 2024Pros: Good benefit. Good coworkers. Good culture.Cons: Mass laid off. Managers are sometimes not straightforward.
- 4.0Smart Team, Team Dependent CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 30, 2023Pros: People are nice and very smart.Cons: Culture depends on the team. Management can be indirect.
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