Software Engineer, Tools Infrastructure Interview Experience - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Process
The first two interviews were screening phone interviews. The first one was mostly chit-chat; the second one was a purely coding test. Following that, there were 5 more on-site interviews, which were scheduled over two days. Overall, it seems they were focusing on general computer science theory more than practical experience.
Questions
Given an input string and a dictionary, find the longest substring that also appears in the dictionary. Each subset needs to retain the original order of the characters. What is the efficiency of the solution?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Software Engineer, Tools Infrastructure role in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer, Tools Infrastructure roles in Cambridge, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Google's Software Engineer, Tools Infrastructure interview process in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Team, But Reinventing WheelsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 28, 2023Pros: Interesting work, a comfortable work environment, and nice coworkers.Cons: Many technologists are reinvented internally rather than using open source.
- 4.0Good perks, but large companySoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJuly 12, 2015Pros: Lots of great perks, salary, and food. The work can be interesting and challenging when on the right team.Cons: The company is so large that the quality of culture is degrading quickly. The bureaucracy only seems to be getting worse over time.
- 4.0Good Balance, Disappointing DecisionsStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 15, 2023Pros: Good pay/compensation. Good work-life balance (at least on my team). Friendly co-workers. Happy with manager.Cons: Disappointing decisions in 2023 that de-value employees, including layoffs and forced RTO (removing the full-time remote option).
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