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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

July 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A college recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn. The process was as follows:

  • 15-minute chat
  • Online coding sample: two problems, one hour.
  • One phone screening: work through a fairly straightforward coding problem. Depending on how this goes, you might get another phone screen.
  • Onsite: four interviews, all coding problems. You have a choice between using a whiteboard or a Chromebook (definitely recommend the latter). Lunch is provided onsite; they take care of flights, hotel, food, transport, etc.
  • Your application is then packaged up for the hiring committee to make a decision.

I didn't get the offer, but the overall experience was great. The recruiters were a pleasure to work with, unlike many tech companies I've dealt with.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 96 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

16%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive74%
Neutral18%
Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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