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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was able to skip the phone screening this time I applied, likely because I had already been through that process before. I was invited on-site for a day of interviews.

In total, I had five technical interviews, most of which consisted of technical questions around data structures and algorithms.

One of the interviews was around my dissertation; however, the person assigned for that interview was completely unaware of the topic of my work. He worked in programming languages, and I work in human-computer interaction, so it was not productive.

There was also a break for lunch with one of the employees.

Questions

They asked the typical large tech company interview questions.

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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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