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Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Right after 2-3 days of submitting my application, I was contacted by a recruiter via email. She asked if we could arrange a time to speak over the phone. We scheduled a call for later that week.

During that initial phone screening, we discussed my interest in the position, my current job, and established a deeper understanding of the role I was applying for.

Afterward, we scheduled a time for a technical phone interview.

On the interview day, I was contacted by an engineer. After some discussion about my resume, he gave me an algorithm question. We were on Google Docs. I couldn't come up with a good solution.

After a week, I received an email stating they decided not to move forward with my candidacy.

Questions

Something about a palindrome number. I don't remember the exact 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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