Google

Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 8, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The recruiter reached out to me via email, and the process from them was smooth.

Immediately after expressing my interest in Google, the recruiter scheduled a phone call to chat about my interests and some personal information.

The next phone interview was scheduled.

Questions

Given a stream of characters and a keyword, print the keyword if the stream has a contiguous character sequence matching the keyword.

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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.

Google Work Experiences

Good, but better to work in another country

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

August 29, 2016

Pros: It's Google. Many interesting things to do there. Many opportunities to grow. Many perks and good, smart colleagues.

Cons: The company culture is different from that of other countries. They are less relaxed and less centralized, and some teams are very toxic.

Good, but better to work in another country

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

August 29, 2016

Pros: It's Google. Many interesting things to do there. Many opportunities to grow. Many perks and good, smart colleagues.

Cons: The company culture is different from that of other countries. They are less relaxed and less centralized, and some teams are very toxic.

Fun Perks, Clever Coworkers!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

February 8, 2016

Pros: Lots of perks: * Free food * Nice office which looks like an amusement park * Massage on-site * Gym on-site Clever co-workers, interesting tasks.

Cons: Somewhat few responsibilities because of the size of the company.

Fun Perks, Clever Coworkers!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

February 8, 2016

Pros: Lots of perks: * Free food * Nice office which looks like an amusement park * Massage on-site * Gym on-site Clever co-workers, interesting tasks.

Cons: Somewhat few responsibilities because of the size of the company.

Extraordinary job

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Pros: Access to cutting-edge technology.

Cons: Expatriation towards the headquarters, which can be disorienting.

Extraordinary job

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Pros: Access to cutting-edge technology.

Cons: Expatriation towards the headquarters, which can be disorienting.

Good, but better to work in another country

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

August 29, 2016

Pros: It's Google. Many interesting things to do there. Many opportunities to grow. Many perks and good, smart colleagues.

Cons: The company culture is different from that of other countries. They are less relaxed and less centralized, and some teams are very toxic.

4.0
Good, but better to work in another country
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
August 29, 2016
Pros: It's Google. Many interesting things to do there. Many opportunities to grow. Many perks and good, smart colleagues.
Cons: The company culture is different from that of other countries. They are less relaxed and less centralized, and some teams are very toxic.

Fun Perks, Clever Coworkers!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

February 8, 2016

Pros: Lots of perks: * Free food * Nice office which looks like an amusement park * Massage on-site * Gym on-site Clever co-workers, interesting tasks.

Cons: Somewhat few responsibilities because of the size of the company.

5.0
Fun Perks, Clever Coworkers!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Zürich, Switzerland
February 8, 2016
Pros: Lots of perks: * Free food * Nice office which looks like an amusement park * Massage on-site * Gym on-site Clever co-workers, interesting tasks.
Cons: Somewhat few responsibilities because of the size of the company.

Extraordinary job

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Pros: Access to cutting-edge technology.

Cons: Expatriation towards the headquarters, which can be disorienting.

4.0
Extraordinary job
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
May 26, 2020
Pros: Access to cutting-edge technology.
Cons: Expatriation towards the headquarters, which can be disorienting.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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