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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

August 1, 2010
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Process

I received an email from one of Google's recruiters offering me the possibility of entering the hiring process for a Software Engineer position.

After a relatively simple phone interview, which included a programming problem (no code was necessary, just a solution), I was invited for an on-site interview.

My agenda there consisted of five different interviews, all with Google engineers. In each of them, I was asked about the fundamentals of Computer Science and was also given a programming problem.

For most of these, you had to provide code (C was always an option) and analyze the computational complexity of the solution.

I left the offices thinking I could have done better. Perhaps I was just too nervous or too in need of the job.

Questions

Differences between two programming languages appearing on your CV (the interviewer chooses which ones).

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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.

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