Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering Interview Experience - United States
Process
The recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn.
First, the recruiter gave me a technical phone screen. She had about 5 questions related to programming and Unix.
I passed and moved on to a phone screen with a developer on the team I would be working on. He emailed me a shared Google Doc and posted a programming question in it. I was able to answer this question in about 2 minutes (similar to FizzBuzz).
Then he posted a harder programming question. I got a sub-optimal answer and chatted back and forth with the interviewer. I eventually stumbled to a good solution.
Questions
What signal is sent by default in the Unix kill command?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Benefits and paySoftware Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering • Current EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandJanuary 8, 2025Pros: Free food Good pay Good stocksCons: Big company Lack of ownership
- 4.0Overall, a great place to work, but not without problemsSoftware Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 30, 2024Pros: Amazing colleagues, great benefits and pay, and a fantastic work-life balance.Cons: A lot less psychological safety due to layoffs, questionable ethics due to military contracts and retaliation.
- 4.0Good perks, declining cultureSoftware Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2023Pros: - Great perks: free food, 401k match, office amenitiesCons: - Not enough meaningful work. - Culture is slowly declining and becoming more and more corporate.
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