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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 22, 2024
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Process

Skipped the phone screen and went straight to the final round.

There were five questions, 45 minutes each, spread over the course of a day.

These included:

  • One "Googleyness" interview.
  • Four coding questions.

Overall, it was an average interview experience.

Questions

Print file directories given a string of file paths.

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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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