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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 2, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was fine, but the process was too long, and they rejected me without a reasonable explanation even though I far excelled in all of them. The process was lengthy with no reward, and it probably came down to sponsorship.

Questions

A dynamic programming question that involved optimization.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5,754 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive62%
Neutral27%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process.

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