Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The onsite interview consisted of four 45-minute sessions. Interviewers asked questions about graphs and string manipulation. Lunch was with another engineer, offering a chance to ask questions and learn about the campus.
The interviewers did not ask about background or past experience, going straight into interview questions. There was also limited time at the end to ask questions about Google.
Questions
Given an array of integers, find the length of the shortest subsequence that sums up to over a certain threshold.
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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
- 5.0Great work-life balance and good paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2025Pros: Opportunity to make an impact on a billion users.Cons: Pay raises and career progression are slow.
- 4.0SWE in ResearchSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 4, 2023Pros: Benefits, autonomy, peers, food, working atmosphereCons: Relatively large organization, lesser velocity than smaller companies, pay is at market rates.
- 5.0Great Environment, Exciting ProjectsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 3, 2025Pros: Very great work environment, exciting projects.Cons: Workload can be very hectic at times.
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