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Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering -graduate Interview Experience - Ireland

April 1, 2014

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was contacted by a recruiter who set up an initial phone screen. After that, I advanced to a second telephone interview, which was technical. The recruiter was very nice and informative, and the whole overall process was very well structured.

For the second interview, they shared a Google Doc with me so I could write out code and answers during the interview.

Questions

Basic questions about Java and coding, along with some theory.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering -graduate role in Ireland.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering -graduate roles in Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering -graduate interview process in Ireland.

Google Work Experiences

Great work environment

Corporate Operations Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 15, 2024

Pros: Space to explore interests within the engineering field by working with cross-functional teams.

Cons: Changed over the years to overly structured.

Great work environment

Corporate Operations Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 15, 2024

Pros: Space to explore interests within the engineering field by working with cross-functional teams.

Cons: Changed over the years to overly structured.

Could be worse

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2014

Pros: Good compensation package, flexible hours, some very smart people to work with, and interesting projects at a large scale if you are lucky.

Cons: Google is a large multinational company, with all the bureaucracy and inertia that implies. If you get a decent manager and an interesting job, it's alright. If you get a bad manager, that could make your life very hard.

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2014

Pros: Good compensation package, flexible hours, some very smart people to work with, and interesting projects at a large scale if you are lucky.

Cons: Google is a large multinational company, with all the bureaucracy and inertia that implies. If you get a decent manager and an interesting job, it's alright. If you get a bad manager, that could make your life very hard.

Stunning Environment, Loved It

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Creative and stunning working environment.

Cons: I love everything here, nothing to complain about.

Stunning Environment, Loved It

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Creative and stunning working environment.

Cons: I love everything here, nothing to complain about.

Great work environment

Corporate Operations Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 15, 2024

Pros: Space to explore interests within the engineering field by working with cross-functional teams.

Cons: Changed over the years to overly structured.

5.0
Great work environment
Corporate Operations Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
October 15, 2024
Pros: Space to explore interests within the engineering field by working with cross-functional teams.
Cons: Changed over the years to overly structured.

Could be worse

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2014

Pros: Good compensation package, flexible hours, some very smart people to work with, and interesting projects at a large scale if you are lucky.

Cons: Google is a large multinational company, with all the bureaucracy and inertia that implies. If you get a decent manager and an interesting job, it's alright. If you get a bad manager, that could make your life very hard.

4.0
Could be worse
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
August 21, 2014
Pros: Good compensation package, flexible hours, some very smart people to work with, and interesting projects at a large scale if you are lucky.
Cons: Google is a large multinational company, with all the bureaucracy and inertia that implies. If you get a decent manager and an interesting job, it's alright. If you get a bad manager, that could make your life very hard.

Stunning Environment, Loved It

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Creative and stunning working environment.

Cons: I love everything here, nothing to complain about.

5.0
Stunning Environment, Loved It
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
July 29, 2023
Pros: Creative and stunning working environment.
Cons: I love everything here, nothing to complain about.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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