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Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I took a phone interview at Google.

It lasted 45 minutes.

The first question was easy, but the second was hard.

After I found a way to solve it, there was no time to finish coding.

I feel sorry for missing the opportunity.

My suggestion is to think fast and discuss whatever comes to your mind with your interviewer to save time, ensuring you have enough time to finish the code.

Questions

The first problem is to sort an array.

The second is to write a whole class to react according to different inputs from the user interface.

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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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