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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

May 1, 2010
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received a call from a recruiter who set up the initial phone interview. I did not get the call as expected the first time. The recruiter then set up an interview a week later with a different engineer. I was warned in advance that most questions would be based on data structures and algorithms.

Questions

Calculate the nth number of the Fibonacci series.

Implement a Queue based on a stack.

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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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