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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 1, 2015
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Process

One day, I had 5 interviews, each lasting 40 minutes. Everyone was really nice.

I went to the office. In the middle, there was a lunch break, and I was teamed with a Googler. Lunch was tasty.

The recruiter I was in touch with throughout the process was very transparent and helped me look for a relevant team for my interests.

Questions

Most questions required the use of a hashmap and knowing how to compare strings, substrings, and permuted strings. I implemented a flood fill to answer one of the questions. Changing bases is a good question to review.

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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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