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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First round phone interview.

It took us 1 hour.

The interview involved coding on Google Docs.

The interviewer was more interested in my thought process than whether I knew the algorithm or the code.

Questions

Asked me a Dijkstra algorithm.

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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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