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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

February 1, 2012
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Had two phone interviews.

The questions were not hard; both could be solved with simple array manipulation.

I would suggest interviewees review data structures and algorithms.

Questions

Find the balance point in an array.

This is the index where the sum of the elements to its left is the same as the sum of the elements to its right.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive54%
Neutral42%
Negative4%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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