Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
October 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online Assessment 45-minute phone screening 4-round onsite interview Coding challenges are not too difficult, but the follow-up questions play an important role and require a well-developed understanding of systems, programming languages, and algorithms.
Questions
OOD disk manager: Find next available slot
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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.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
A perfect workplace for a tech lover, greedy to learn the best technology in the industry
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
December 30, 2013
Pros: Less workload, a high-quality team, an extensible webbed set of projects, great opportunities to learn, free 15-pound meals... many more.
Cons: None as such which can be specified in particular, as the industry is the best place to work at in the US and anywhere else in the world.
5.0
Great Culture, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 14, 2021
Pros: Great culture, values, and free food.
Cons: Slow growth. Hard to get promoted.
5.0
Best Food, Great People
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
July 15, 2014
Pros: They «take care» of your health.
They provide you with many transport options inside Google.
They provide you with a nice salary and the best food.
There are great people and great environments to work in.
There is everything you need to play, think, rest, and sleep.
Inside Google, there's another world, on the other side of the universe.
A better world that wants to make a difference.
Cons: Probably you will not want to leave your workplace (Google).
- 5.0A perfect workplace for a tech lover, greedy to learn the best technology in the industrySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesDecember 30, 2013Pros: Less workload, a high-quality team, an extensible webbed set of projects, great opportunities to learn, free 15-pound meals... many more.Cons: None as such which can be specified in particular, as the industry is the best place to work at in the US and anywhere else in the world.
- 5.0Great Culture, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 14, 2021Pros: Great culture, values, and free food.Cons: Slow growth. Hard to get promoted.
- 5.0Best Food, Great PeopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 15, 2014Pros: They «take care» of your health. They provide you with many transport options inside Google. They provide you with a nice salary and the best food. There are great people and great environments to work in. There is everything you need to play, think, rest, and sleep. Inside Google, there's another world, on the other side of the universe. A better world that wants to make a difference.Cons: Probably you will not want to leave your workplace (Google).
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