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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 7, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A very hard problem with no hint was given, designed to make me think in the wrong direction and waste time, ultimately leading to failure. The interviewer seemed to be acting in jest.

From the start, the interviewee informed me that they had records of my previous interviews with their company and then proceeded to give me such a question.

Questions

A dynamic programming related problem based on the coin change question.

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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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