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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 6, 2021
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Process

The on-site interview consists of 5 separate interviews, each 45 minutes long, conducted by different people. Studying "Cracking the Coding Interview" beforehand was extremely helpful. Most questions were about data structures and algorithms. One question was about system design.

Questions

Design a system to reserve and buy tickets.

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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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