Software Engineer Interview Experience - Munich, Germany
Process
I applied via the Google Careers website for a Software Engineer position in Munich, Germany.
After a week, an HR representative contacted me, and we set up a call on Hangouts. In this short interview, she asked me about my background and then posed 5-6 questions about algorithms, such as: What is the time complexity of quicksort? What kinds of binary trees do you know?
After that, we set up a technical interview.
The technical interview was also via Hangouts with video (so you should look good :)).
The interviewer sent me a link to a shared Google document where I was to write my code.
Questions
The task was to write a function that will receive a positive integer N and a filename or a filestream of a chat. It should return the top N users of the chat with the biggest word count.
Format of a line: preamble <user_name> message
Example of the file:
[10:30]
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Munich, Bavaria.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Munich, Bavaria 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 Munich, Bavaria.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0A DreamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyMarch 26, 2021Pros: Development opportunities: There is always someone better to learn from. Employees are all at a very high level, you never stop learning. Virtually all managers have previously been developers themselves, which means that as a developer you have a lot of freedom and responsibility. Open source and 20% projects are encouraged. Compensation, especially the stock package. You get to write code that impacts millions, if not billions, of users. Work-Life Balance: Performance (also monetarily) is rewarded and appreciated here. Those who just want to serve their time are in the wrong place. However, the pressure is within limits for American standards. Office perks such as massages, free canteen, and an on-site gym. Dog-friendly.Cons: Large and consequently not lean processes as in a start-up. Lots of internal software, which is top-notch, but can be overwhelming at first. Work-Life Balance: Performance (also monetary) is rewarded and appreciated here. Anyone who just wants to put in their time is in the wrong place. However, the pressure is manageable by American standards.
- 5.0Great package, smart colleaguesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyFebruary 26, 2021Pros: Great salary and bonuses. Smart colleagues. Good perks in the office (free food, gym, ...). Relative independence towards the hours of work, no micro-management.Cons: Career progression is slow and gets slower as the number of employees gets higher (e.g., a few years ago, a SWE was expected to ramp up to L5, while it would be L4 now). Also, it could be smarter to move to Facebook/Amazon/... and come back to get a higher level. * Bureaucracy * Poor independence regarding the projects (ton of reviews, etc.) * Too much focus on inclusion/following the trends (e.g., Black Lives Matter, etc.) rather than on the products (i.e., it became a highly political organization).
- 4.0Good Food, People, And VibeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyOctober 23, 2022Pros: food, money, office, people, vibeCons: No cons; everything was okay.
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