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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

September 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

After someone referred me for an entry-level, full-time position, I was contacted by a recruiter.

We scheduled a phone chat where she explained more about the role and the interviewing process, and answered any questions I had. She was very nice and helpful!

Then, she scheduled me for an interview on Google Hangouts with a software engineer at Google, at a convenient time.

The interviewer was nice, and all the questions were technical. It started with a simpler one and then progressed with more complex questions, focusing on optimizing the code.

The interview was 45 minutes long, and at the end, I had the chance to ask any questions I had. The interviewer guided me when I was stuck with a question and was interested in my thought process, as well as in checking if I understood the advantages/disadvantages of using one method or another.

Questions

They ask you to sign a non-disclosure agreement about the interview 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

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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