Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Bruno, California
Process
I was referred by a friend and applied online.
I had one 45-minute phone interview, and then they flew me up for four in-person interviews in a row. The screener helped me through the questions for the phone interview, and I ended up getting it.
I thought I did well on the four in-person interviews, but I didn't end up getting the job.
They told me that if I wanted to reapply in 8-12 months, I could skip forward to the final round, and they would fly me up again.
Questions
If you had a magazine full of letters to cut out, how could you test if you had the right amount of letters to say a message you wished to convey?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in San Bruno, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Bruno, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in San Bruno, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0It was an incredible summer, with a balance of intense technical work, Google fun, and amazing foodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Bruno, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2014Pros: The culture and people are excellent. People are very passionate, smart, and brilliant. The benefits are unmatched. As an intern, as long as you got your work done, the work-life balance can be anything you want it to be, which makes everything very flexible and great.Cons: As an intern, there were few, if any, cons. The general con of being at a large company and not really getting to know everyone definitely applies, but that's honestly not an unreasonable con.
- 5.0Easy Switching, Transparent Management NeededSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Bruno, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2023Pros: Switching teams is easy.Cons: Management communication is not transparent.
- 4.0Career Development OpportunitiesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Bruno, California, United StatesOctober 29, 2023Pros: Able to advance career quickly. Can go through periods of time of productivity, but can also pull back.Cons: Left mostly on your own to figure things out.
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