Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Contacted by a recruiter.
Initial call with them:
- General background questions.
- What would you like to work on?
- Set up a phone screen.
The phone screen was straightforward. Only did the phone screen, then received a different job offer.
Questions
General DS/Algo
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 142 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
9%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive55%
Neutral28%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
(Still) A Great Company to Work For
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 6, 2022
Pros: - People are amazing (smart, friendly, helpful)
- Interesting projects
- A lot of learning opportunities
- Benefits
- Work-life balance
- Leadership is approachable
Cons: Cost-cutting efforts reflect in small changes (e.g., quality of cafe food or snacks).
There is a lot of "red tape" (projects require many approvals to get launched).
Bottom-up innovation is not a thing anymore; the direction is mostly set by leadership.
4.0
Large bureaucratic company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 22, 2021
Pros: Good compensation.
Stable company that you could probably work at for years.
Cons: Non-industry standard tools.
Huge bureaucracy that gives you the feeling that you're another face in the crowd.
Hard to make any impact to the business with personal contributions.
4.0
Learned So Much, All Good
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 21, 2024
Pros: I learned a lot during the years.
Cons: Couldn't think of any. All good.
- 5.0(Still) A Great Company to Work ForSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2022Pros: - People are amazing (smart, friendly, helpful) - Interesting projects - A lot of learning opportunities - Benefits - Work-life balance - Leadership is approachableCons: Cost-cutting efforts reflect in small changes (e.g., quality of cafe food or snacks). There is a lot of "red tape" (projects require many approvals to get launched). Bottom-up innovation is not a thing anymore; the direction is mostly set by leadership.
- 4.0Large bureaucratic companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 22, 2021Pros: Good compensation. Stable company that you could probably work at for years.Cons: Non-industry standard tools. Huge bureaucracy that gives you the feeling that you're another face in the crowd. Hard to make any impact to the business with personal contributions.
- 4.0Learned So Much, All GoodSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 21, 2024Pros: I learned a lot during the years.Cons: Couldn't think of any. All good.
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