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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

August 16, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day.

They asked a DP question related to path finding. It felt like a mid to mid-hard leetcode problem. I ended up solving it, but they didn't move on. Looking back, I suspect jumping to the wrong approach too hastily and getting hints to fix it, and not explaining the thought process in detail.

Questions

How to find the shortest path on graphs

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 776 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%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.

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