Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview consisted of a single round. Assuming you passed this round, you would then have an "onsite" interview.
There were a total of 5 coding challenges in the onsite interview. I had 45 minutes to complete the coding challenges, with a 15-minute break between each.
My schedule included 2 interviews in the morning, followed by lunch, and then 2-3 interviews in the afternoon.
Questions
The questions were related to studying medium/hard LeetCode problems. Most of the problems were related to...
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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
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- 5.0Cool Place, Some Not CoolSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2020Pros: Google is pretty cool, if you ask me.Cons: Some stuff is not so cool.
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