Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
August 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Very good HR. The process takes 4 weeks for 1 phone interview and 4 onsite interviews. The phone interview takes 40 minutes with an algorithm question. There are 4 onsite interviews, each with an algorithm question and follow-up.
Questions
A Union Find question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 43 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Sydney, New South Wales.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sydney, New South Wales is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive72%
Neutral21%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, New South Wales.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Great culture - not as buzzing as the US
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
June 26, 2023
Pros: Great company - many great opportunities to learn and deliver value.
Cons: Sometimes it feels like we are at the whim of other offices.
5.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
September 29, 2020
Pros: 1. Working with smart, helpful, and decent people.
2. Very flexible in terms of management. Lots of freedom when deciding on technical matters.
3. Free food is priceless. With COVID-19, you cannot have it anymore.
4. Company paid >3K for work-from-home equipment.
5. Working with cutting-edge technologies and tools.
Cons: 1. Has its own ecosystem of build, test, track, etc. So you wouldn't learn tools used by the industry.
2. You are a small bolt in the International Space Station.
4.0
Good Place, Manager Driven Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
February 26, 2025
Pros: Great place to work at.
Cons: Progression is heavily dependent on the manager.
- 5.0Great culture - not as buzzing as the USSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJune 26, 2023Pros: Great company - many great opportunities to learn and deliver value.Cons: Sometimes it feels like we are at the whim of other offices.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSeptember 29, 2020Pros: 1. Working with smart, helpful, and decent people. 2. Very flexible in terms of management. Lots of freedom when deciding on technical matters. 3. Free food is priceless. With COVID-19, you cannot have it anymore. 4. Company paid >3K for work-from-home equipment. 5. Working with cutting-edge technologies and tools.Cons: 1. Has its own ecosystem of build, test, track, etc. So you wouldn't learn tools used by the industry. 2. You are a small bolt in the International Space Station.
- 4.0Good Place, Manager Driven GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaFebruary 26, 2025Pros: Great place to work at.Cons: Progression is heavily dependent on the manager.
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