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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 1, 2021

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Process

First, a personal question was asked, inquiring about my experience in the last 5 years. Then, I was asked about my university and how it was. Finally, a technical question was presented. The interview took about 1 hour. That's it.

Questions

What is your experience in the last 5 years?

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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

Bleeding Edge, Long Hours

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Amazing technology. Great environment to learn in. High expectations. You need to be able to upramp quickly and come up to speed on emerging, bleeding-edge technologies in short order.

Cons: The hours can be very long. Google has a strong "Not Invented Here" mentality. So you will work with a lot of Google-only code. Everything from the development environment, build system, code review tool, and automated test tool are in-house only tools. They are all custom developed.

Bleeding Edge, Long Hours

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Amazing technology. Great environment to learn in. High expectations. You need to be able to upramp quickly and come up to speed on emerging, bleeding-edge technologies in short order.

Cons: The hours can be very long. Google has a strong "Not Invented Here" mentality. So you will work with a lot of Google-only code. Everything from the development environment, build system, code review tool, and automated test tool are in-house only tools. They are all custom developed.

Hard Work, Poor Outlook

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good food is available on site.

Cons: Sometimes I work too hard.

Hard Work, Poor Outlook

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good food is available on site.

Cons: Sometimes I work too hard.

Good company overall

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good company overall. 1. Always have new stuff to learn, if you are willing and want to be busy. 2. Talented and helpful coworkers, if you meet the right people. 3. Opportunities to work on some high-impact projects, if you are in the right team at the right time.

Cons: 1. Some office politics as the company is growing so rapidly. 2. Some Googlers can be difficult to work with, like Ratnikov. 3. Google's attempts to branch out of its comfort zone of advertising have been unsuccessful, from Google Glass to cloud.

Good company overall

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good company overall. 1. Always have new stuff to learn, if you are willing and want to be busy. 2. Talented and helpful coworkers, if you meet the right people. 3. Opportunities to work on some high-impact projects, if you are in the right team at the right time.

Cons: 1. Some office politics as the company is growing so rapidly. 2. Some Googlers can be difficult to work with, like Ratnikov. 3. Google's attempts to branch out of its comfort zone of advertising have been unsuccessful, from Google Glass to cloud.

Bleeding Edge, Long Hours

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Amazing technology. Great environment to learn in. High expectations. You need to be able to upramp quickly and come up to speed on emerging, bleeding-edge technologies in short order.

Cons: The hours can be very long. Google has a strong "Not Invented Here" mentality. So you will work with a lot of Google-only code. Everything from the development environment, build system, code review tool, and automated test tool are in-house only tools. They are all custom developed.

5.0
Bleeding Edge, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 29, 2014
Pros: Amazing technology. Great environment to learn in. High expectations. You need to be able to upramp quickly and come up to speed on emerging, bleeding-edge technologies in short order.
Cons: The hours can be very long. Google has a strong "Not Invented Here" mentality. So you will work with a lot of Google-only code. Everything from the development environment, build system, code review tool, and automated test tool are in-house only tools. They are all custom developed.

Hard Work, Poor Outlook

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good food is available on site.

Cons: Sometimes I work too hard.

3.0
Hard Work, Poor Outlook
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 15, 2024
Pros: Good food is available on site.
Cons: Sometimes I work too hard.

Good company overall

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good company overall. 1. Always have new stuff to learn, if you are willing and want to be busy. 2. Talented and helpful coworkers, if you meet the right people. 3. Opportunities to work on some high-impact projects, if you are in the right team at the right time.

Cons: 1. Some office politics as the company is growing so rapidly. 2. Some Googlers can be difficult to work with, like Ratnikov. 3. Google's attempts to branch out of its comfort zone of advertising have been unsuccessful, from Google Glass to cloud.

3.0
Good company overall
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 24, 2020
Pros: Good company overall. 1. Always have new stuff to learn, if you are willing and want to be busy. 2. Talented and helpful coworkers, if you meet the right people. 3. Opportunities to work on some high-impact projects, if you are in the right team at the right time.
Cons: 1. Some office politics as the company is growing so rapidly. 2. Some Googlers can be difficult to work with, like Ratnikov. 3. Google's attempts to branch out of its comfort zone of advertising have been unsuccessful, from Google Glass to cloud.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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