Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Applied through Craigslist SF Bay Area.
Got an email from HR immediately the next day.
Scheduled an interview the week after receiving the email.
The interviewer was knowledgeable.
They asked a lot of CS questions, but they were pretty standard.
I was rejected in the first round itself; I was not confident in my answers and messed up.
Questions
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Mutable vs. Immutable Classes in Java
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Declaring Constants in Java
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x^y Algorithm and Its Optimization
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Second Largest Number from a Binary Tree
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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
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Valuable Learning, Stagnant GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 13, 2021Pros: Great experience, I learned a lot.Cons: Hard to move up in position.
- 4.0Good Culture, Slow ProcessSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 16, 2025Pros: Good culture, good people, good cafe.Cons: Slow process, big redundancy, not like before.
- 4.0I loved GoogleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 19, 2021Pros: Great workspace and culture. I enjoyed the community and the overall environment.Cons: Sometimes loud, and sometimes the curiosity is limited to certain parameters.
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