Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
The interview process began with a technical phone interview. Following this, I was invited on-site for four 1:1 technical interviews.
Recruiters were very responsive and provided lots of helpful resources for preparation. However, it takes a while to get feedback on how you did.
Questions
Fairly straightforward data structures and algorithms problems (traversing graphs/trees, recursion), as well as more complex variants after solving them.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 49 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California 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 Sunnyvale, California.
Google Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Balance, Slow ProcessSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 7, 2021Pros: Good work-life balance. Reasonably good pay.Cons: Too much politics. Too many processes to follow. It's hard to deliver things fast.
- 5.0Good Pay, Long Promotion PathSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesApril 23, 2021Pros: Great work-life balance and good pay.Cons: Promotion may take a long time.
- 4.0Great Colleagues, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 10, 2023Pros: Good work-life balance and great colleagues.Cons: Career growth too slow, but satisfied with pay
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