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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 11, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had initial contact from a recruiter via email.

We had a short 20-minute phone conversation where the recruiter asked about my professional background and requested I rate myself in a few technical areas. They also asked some trivia questions.

We then scheduled a phone interview a few weeks later.

The interview took about 45 minutes, with the final 10 minutes dedicated to cleaning up code and asking questions to the interviewer. The interview was a success, and I scheduled a second phone interview for a couple of weeks later.

Questions

The code was written in Python on a Google Docs document.

First, the weeder question involved implementing binary search.

Next, there was a question about text processing. After the initial solution was provided, additional constraints were added to encourage a better solution.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3,728 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

12%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive59%
Neutral29%
Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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