Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
There are two back-to-back interviews on campus. The interviewer will ask questions about algorithms and data structures, leadership, creativity, and other typical behavioral questions. The total length of the interviews is about 90 minutes. The hardest part is not the questions, but how you can come up with your solutions in your mind and keep talking.
Questions
Data structure: how to trace back to the common ancestor in a binary tree for multiple nodes?
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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
- 5.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 12, 2022Pros: Food. Around lots of smart people.Cons: Hard to fit in if you're not the typical software engineer type. But that's with all software jobs.
- 1.0Google is downsizing researchSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 14, 2021Pros: Solid tech stack for years.Cons: Pay is being less and less competitive.
- 5.0Great experience overallSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 3, 2023Pros: Free food, flexible schedule, work from home, amazing staff.Cons: Some projects were cancelled randomly for no apparent reason.
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