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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 2, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Two 45-minute interviews.

Coding questions. No test cases.

For each question, the interviewer expects you to:

  • Solve the problem.
  • Analyze time and space complexity.
  • Explain where you can enhance.
  • If you have time left, optimize your code.

Questions

  • Tree traversal with a different node structure
  • Randomly guess a number given a hint function

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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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