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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

January 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had an interview that lasted over 8 hours, encompassing both phone and on-site stages.

A few weeks later, my recruiter informed me that the hiring committee had selected me for hiring.

After a few unsuccessful team matching attempts, my recruiter ultimately ghosted me.

One incompetent recruiter damaged the entire process and the company's reputation. This was an absurd waste of time and money for every single person involved due to the action, or inaction, of one negligent recruiter.

There needs to be heavy accountability and harsh punishment for such recruiters. I see no way to seek remediation, and no one seems to care.

I would expect an advanced technology company like Google to have the means to prevent such a simple problem, but they do not.

I am not the only one on Glassdoor who has had such a negative Google experience, and I doubt I will be the last.

Questions

Variations of medium and hard LeetCode programming questions.

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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.

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