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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 11, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Engaging but difficult. However, the interviewer was very nice and tried their best to help me throughout the entire process. I knew what I did wrong in the end, and I enjoyed the conversation despite not reaching the second round.

Questions

Number of islands.

(BFS question - Leetcode)

Why BFS over DFS in this case?

How can we improve this time complexity?

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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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