Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
A recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. I had a pre-phone screen and then a phone technical interview. The technical interview mostly involved linked-list algorithms and tree traversal techniques, as expected. I was a little slow in resolving the issues, but the interviewer was helpful and friendly.
Questions
Resolving unusual tree algorithms using recursive logic is the kind of thing you most likely haven't done since college.
To interview at Google, you absolutely must refresh your mindset for recursion and so forth.
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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
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Pay, Boring WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 20, 2022Pros: Good pay, free food, good work-life balance.Cons: Bad growth and boring work
- 5.0Pretty good and chillSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 13, 2023Pros: Not a lot of on-calls and a chill work pace.Cons: Work might not be very impactful.
- 5.0Great for the long runSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 13, 2018Pros: Working with brilliant, respectful people. Even the smallest projects have enormous impact. I feel encouraged to work on my own ideas. Easy internal mobility. Lots of transparency.Cons: It may take a lot of time to ramp up after joining.
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