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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

September 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

5 technical questions and a non-graded lunch chat with an engineer. The questions were the typical algorithms questions you'd expect at a software interview. There was also a basic design question, but nothing too in-depth.

Questions

Lay out the basic design of a simple game of 2D snake.

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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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