Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 13, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Straightforward, LC style. A dynamic programming question, think about something like the knapsack problem. A recruiter reached out and conducted a phone screen. The recruiter was very quick at scheduling the interview and providing feedback in a timely manner.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 344 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive69%
Neutral21%
Negative10%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
A good place to learn
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 17, 2015
Pros: - Great perks.
- Extremely smart co-workers.
- Fantastic infrastructure and programming practices.
- Lots of opportunities for development.
Cons: Senior management don't seem to care about the opinions of engineers. It's hard to make a significant impact at such a big company.
4.0
Great working environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 19, 2015
Pros: The working environment is pretty good, and the working hours are quite flexible.
Good time-off policies and packages.
Company cultures and values are pretty good.
Cons: My team has weekly calls in turns. Sometimes the alerts can be annoying to some extent, and some problems were quite challenging to fix.
5.0
Great Culture, Hard To Stand Out
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 27, 2017
Pros: Great culture and perks. Coworkers are often very nice as well.
Also, there are a ton of tools and best practices they push onto you. Code quality is superb.
Cons: Sometimes you feel very small. Google is a massive company, and you can imagine how hard it is to stand out and do work that is unique.
- 4.0A good place to learnSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 17, 2015Pros: - Great perks. - Extremely smart co-workers. - Fantastic infrastructure and programming practices. - Lots of opportunities for development.Cons: Senior management don't seem to care about the opinions of engineers. It's hard to make a significant impact at such a big company.
- 4.0Great working environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 19, 2015Pros: The working environment is pretty good, and the working hours are quite flexible. Good time-off policies and packages. Company cultures and values are pretty good.Cons: My team has weekly calls in turns. Sometimes the alerts can be annoying to some extent, and some problems were quite challenging to fix.
- 5.0Great Culture, Hard To Stand OutSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 27, 2017Pros: Great culture and perks. Coworkers are often very nice as well. Also, there are a ton of tools and best practices they push onto you. Code quality is superb.Cons: Sometimes you feel very small. Google is a massive company, and you can imagine how hard it is to stand out and do work that is unique.
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