Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
December 2, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process took about 3 weeks.
There was an HR interview at the beginning, a 30-minute talk about different opportunities and the recruitment process.
Then, a Skype technical interview followed to assess:
- Coding knowledge
- Algorithms
- Data structures
- Systems design
Questions
Write an efficient method to find the first non-repeated character in a string.
Example: the first non-repeated character in “teeters” is “r”.
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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
Top Quality for Corporate Life
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 17, 2023
Pros: Great work-life balance, overall kind and smart people. Compared to most corporate jobs, this will be one of the best companies available to work for.
Cons: Divorced from the open-source community, so knowledge does not transfer over well or compound greatly when you want to leave. An excess of managers and a deficit of leaders. Impact is very limited, and promo-driven development is very real.
4.0
Big Company, Hard Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 22, 2021
Pros: Big company, big products, many linkings.
Cons: Million staff workers, and it's hard to grow up.
5.0
Good Culture, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 28, 2023
Pros: Great culture and benefits, free and good.
Cons: Lack of growth,
low promotion pace
- 4.0Top Quality for Corporate LifeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 17, 2023Pros: Great work-life balance, overall kind and smart people. Compared to most corporate jobs, this will be one of the best companies available to work for.Cons: Divorced from the open-source community, so knowledge does not transfer over well or compound greatly when you want to leave. An excess of managers and a deficit of leaders. Impact is very limited, and promo-driven development is very real.
- 4.0Big Company, Hard GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 22, 2021Pros: Big company, big products, many linkings.Cons: Million staff workers, and it's hard to grow up.
- 5.0Good Culture, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 28, 2023Pros: Great culture and benefits, free and good.Cons: Lack of growth, low promotion pace
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