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Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

November 1, 2018
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Process

It was a long but smooth process, and my interactions with the recruiters were excellent, as they genuinely care about you.

The interviewers were more interested in my thought process when compared to my interviews at other companies.

One thing I noticed was that they were very interested in little optimizations I made to my code that didn't necessarily reduce the Big-O time complexity of solutions but reduced the overhead required.

My onsite interviews felt very conversational and genuine, and I thoroughly enjoyed brainstorming solutions with the interviewers.

I chose the Chicago office, but they were full, so I got placed with YouTube in California, and I can't wait to start in June!

Questions

I signed an NDA, but don't be fixated on specific questions. The thought process and path you take to arrive at a solution is as important as the solution itself.

I knew none of the questions asked to me, which helped me shine in the interview (with help from the interviewers, of course).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer New Grad role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in Chicago, Illinois is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in Chicago, Illinois.

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