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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

April 8, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process includes:

  • A coding form
  • Two phone interviews
  • Five additional on-site interviews covering different topics.

Topics include data structures, trees, overall system programming, linked lists, arrays, and operating systems, among others. Behavioral questions were also asked in the first pass of the interview.

Questions

Have you ever designed a class?

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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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