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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was thorough and challenging, but overall a positive experience.

It began with a recruiter screen, followed by a technical phone interview that focused on coding problems.

The final round consisted of multiple on-site interviews, which included:

  • Coding challenges
  • System design questions
  • Behavioral interviews

The interviewers were friendly and provided helpful hints throughout the process.

Questions

Solve a problem involving binary trees (e.g., “Find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes”).

Design a scalable system for a messaging platform.

Behavioral: “Tell me about a time when you resolved a conflict within a team.”

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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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