Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Monica, California
July 3, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Reached by recruiter and submitted my resume, coding challenge, and phone screen about coding. I then flew to Santa Monica for an entire day on-site interview with members of different Google teams.
Questions
Machine learning-related questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Santa Monica, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Monica, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Monica, California.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Great environment for an engineer
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
July 24, 2015
Pros: As an engineer:
* Get to work on interesting technical challenges.
* Amazing engineering culture to ramp up new grads.
Cons: - Most consumer-facing things you can work on are ad dashboards.
- Lot of politics between Mountain View and the remote offices.
5.0
Google is probably the best place to work there is
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
June 18, 2008
Pros: Challenging, rewarding work found nowhere else. Without going into detail, Google offers problems found nowhere else in the computer industry, in many different areas. It's also pretty easy to move from one job to another if you find you're not satisfied with what you're doing.
Cons: It's now a large company, with the downsides of that. It's growing and experiencing a certain amount of growing pains. Unfortunately, some people seem not to recognize that what works when a company is just a few hundred or a thousand employees doesn't necessarily work when the company grows to the size Google currently is.
5.0
Balanced Life, Good Experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Switzer, West Virginia, United States
November 17, 2025
Pros: Good food, good sleep, good life.
Cons: Bad manager, sometimes.
But mostly good.
- 5.0Great environment for an engineerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2015Pros: As an engineer: * Get to work on interesting technical challenges. * Amazing engineering culture to ramp up new grads.Cons: - Most consumer-facing things you can work on are ad dashboards. - Lot of politics between Mountain View and the remote offices.
- 5.0Google is probably the best place to work there isSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesJune 18, 2008Pros: Challenging, rewarding work found nowhere else. Without going into detail, Google offers problems found nowhere else in the computer industry, in many different areas. It's also pretty easy to move from one job to another if you find you're not satisfied with what you're doing.Cons: It's now a large company, with the downsides of that. It's growing and experiencing a certain amount of growing pains. Unfortunately, some people seem not to recognize that what works when a company is just a few hundred or a thousand employees doesn't necessarily work when the company grows to the size Google currently is.
- 5.0Balanced Life, Good ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSwitzer, West Virginia, United StatesNovember 17, 2025Pros: Good food, good sleep, good life.Cons: Bad manager, sometimes. But mostly good.
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