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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

No phone interview, but an onsite interview at a small Google office near my university.

No NDA signed.

Questions

  1. Semaphore and multi-threading in Operating Systems.

  2. OOP design: Create a timer object using a class.

  3. Determine the largest number an integer variable can hold given a specific memory size.

  4. Sort a linked list.

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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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