Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 17, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Many phases and difficult questions.
Situational questions that require you to act through a situation and explain how you would handle it.
First, there was a phone interview, then an in-person interview.
Questions
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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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
Smart Team, Non-transferable Skills
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 29, 2013
Pros: Lots of smart people, fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history. The older teams, such as infrastructure and apps, have people that can teach you more in an hour than you learn in many places in your entire tenure.
Cons: Most of the technology is in-house, and Google faces problems no one else does, so what you learn is non-transferable.
Offices outside of Mountain View are treated very poorly.
5.0
Great Pay, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 15, 2022
Pros: Good pay for my work.
Cons: Long hours for my work.
5.0
Best place to work at
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 26, 2024
Pros: - Challenging tasks
- Great compensation
- Wonderful colleagues
Cons: There aren't any cons I can think of, to be honest.
- 5.0Smart Team, Non-transferable SkillsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 29, 2013Pros: Lots of smart people, fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history. The older teams, such as infrastructure and apps, have people that can teach you more in an hour than you learn in many places in your entire tenure.Cons: Most of the technology is in-house, and Google faces problems no one else does, so what you learn is non-transferable. Offices outside of Mountain View are treated very poorly.
- 5.0Great Pay, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 15, 2022Pros: Good pay for my work.Cons: Long hours for my work.
- 5.0Best place to work atSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 26, 2024Pros: - Challenging tasks - Great compensation - Wonderful colleaguesCons: There aren't any cons I can think of, to be honest.
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