Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
This was a typical Google interview. It was a 45-minute phone call with a senior engineer from Google. It included some background questions and a coding question about arrays. You also need to provide the time and space complexity of your algorithm. If your algorithm is not efficient enough, the interviewer will ask you to improve it, potentially with in-place sorting.
Questions
How to sort an array with duplicates more efficiently?
Write the code.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Nice workspace and free food!Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 5, 2014Pros: It's Google. Famous enough. Lots of games, free food, and high payment. Nothing to be worried about.Cons: It's hard to get promoted. It's hard to get a conversion from an internship into a full-time position. Take a risk.
- 5.0Elite Tech, Fierce CompetitionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 11, 2022Pros: Tech giant in the tech world.Cons: Working at Google can be highly competitive.
- 5.0Great Company, Dirty CitySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 15, 2024Pros: Good company and good foodCons: NYC is pretty dirty and bad.
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