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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 14, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Google is remarkably quick at getting back to applicants when applying directly through Google's employment opportunities page. I received an email two days after submitting my resume and was asked to schedule two back-to-back, 45-minute interviews the following week.

Each interview was technical in nature. I was asked to solve two coding questions by typing code into a shared Google document with my interviewer. After asking questions and coding my solutions, the interviewer and I went over my solutions and discussed aspects of them, such as the running time, security, and readability of the code.

I did not get past the first round but was pleased by the swiftness of the process.

Questions

Prove P = NP

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3,820 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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