Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Two technical phone interviews, back-to-back, about 30 minutes each.
I heard back within a week.
The interviewer described a problem and asked how you would solve it. If you weren't sure, it was okay – they would give small hints or prompt for clarification.
The interview process was as much about testing your communication skills and structured thought in problem-solving as it was about "being smart enough to solve the problem."
Questions
An algorithms question: Describe pseudocode for finding the largest K elements, given M sorted arrays, each with N elements.
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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
- 4.0Great pay, nice people, a little boringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 9, 2021Pros: Management is nice. There are very few bad apples, and most people who work there are pretty smart. The engineering culture is solid. You can move around fairly easily. Promotion (at least at the basic levels) is fair.Cons: The job is a little boring. A lot of what made it famous early on -- 20% time, for instance, and real transparency from leadership, to name two such things -- have withered away as the company has grown to its current global status. It's a big company with a lot of bureaucracy. There's a lot of red tape and approvals to go through nowadays. No one at Google today is creating the next Gmail in their free time.
- 5.0Great Company, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 29, 2023Pros: Good Company to Work AtCons: None at this time, word.
- 5.0Great Company, Slow PromosSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 29, 2020Pros: Great company to work at.Cons: Slow promo cycle in career.
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