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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 1, 2014
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied for the position at a career fair at my university. A couple of months later, I received an email from a recruiter to set up an interview. I scheduled the interview for a month later. I had two phone interviews where questions were about my background, coding, and algorithms. I thought I did well in the interviews, but a week after, I got an email from the recruiter stating I didn't get the position.

Questions

I thought all the algorithms questions were easy and basic. The coding questions, on the other hand, specifically one of them, were not that clear and straightforward. I mostly blame the fact that the interviewer couldn't define the problem in a clear or proper manner.

He then tried to explain the question via an example, but his example was also confusing.

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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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