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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

One of the worst phone screen interviews I have experienced.

I have interviewed with and received offers from other top Bay Area companies, and I have not encountered such a derogatory attitude.

Questions

Finding the perimeter of an island in a 2D grid given a point on the island.

Complexity and follow-up questions:

  • If the 2D grid had millions of nodes?
  • Complexity when there are a lot of local searches?

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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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