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Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 3, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The recruiter was amazing. They helped me understand the process clearly and move on to the feedback positively. I just had a phone interview.

First, I had to introduce myself and one of my projects. Then, I was asked to code. It was a difficult question for me and took a lot of time to think through. Of course, there was no on-site interview.

Questions

Find and output the given number's shortest square sum.

For example: Input: 12 = 2^2 + 2^2 + 2^2 (not 3^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2) Output: {2 2 2}

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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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