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Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience

August 1, 2016
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Process

I was contacted on LinkedIn and asked to apply online.

The recruiter was very nice. We set up a brief screening phone interview where I was told about the position and informed of the upcoming interview process.

After that, I had a week to schedule an online code test. There were about three problems that I solved on an online IDE.

A few days later, my recruiter emailed me to say I passed the test and they wanted to set up a technical phone interview. I completed that interview about two weeks later.

Mine involved one problem, and I wrote the code on a shared Google Doc. I had difficulty understanding the interviewer due to his Indian accent and a poor phone connection.

Questions

I don't remember the problem exactly, but it was a problem that had to do with a grid of cells, where some cells were healthy and some cells were infected.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 159 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.

Success Rate

6%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive62%
Neutral33%
Negative6%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.

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