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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

February 5, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

I applied, was given the OA, and then invited for a r1 technical interview. The question given to me was fairly solvable if only the interviewer had explained it well. We ended up having two different understandings of the question, leading to different approaches. We realized this in the end, but it was too late.

Questions

I was asked a trapped water version of the question and had to solve it for 30 mins. The interviewer wasn't good at explaining the question, so we had some misunderstanding.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 153 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

10%
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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