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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

May 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Technical phone screen was conducted by only one software engineer. There was no reason or explanation provided for the result, such as not being suggested to move on. This result eventually blocks the candidate, perhaps permanently. Can one person, whose expertise is uncertain, and a single technical problem-solving question (which I unfortunately did not practice, unlike other candidates who might have) truly decide an applicant's capability?

Questions

General technical coding questions, but I have no idea what they wanted or what I missed.

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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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