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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

April 1, 2011
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a phone interview, and the first question was very specific to web technology, focusing on the difference between REST and SOAP, along with other very specific questions. Another question required me to write a parser for a language. These questions were conducted via Google Docs.

The first two questions were tough, but I was able to get through them. However, for the last question, I had no idea what the interviewer was asking.

I interviewed with two people. The second interviewer had trouble speaking but was very friendly. The first interviewer asked questions I could understand, but he was very cold and sounded quite arrogant.

Questions

Write a parser for some language the interviewer made up.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 61 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

7%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive52%
Neutral36%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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