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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview consisted of 3 different stages: a phone interview, coding a determined algorithm in a Google Doc, and a live interview.

The first interview was more of checking personal background, while the other two were entirely focused on evaluating the necessary skills they were looking for.

Questions

Write an algorithm to find the volume of water contained between bricks.

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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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