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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 21, 2023
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Process

The interview process included:

  • 2 technical interviews
  • 1 HR interview
  • 1 design interview

It was conducted in person with lunch in the middle.

The coding interviews were on a whiteboard.

The design session was a lot of fun.

Lunch at Googleplex was not what it used to be back in the day.

Questions

  1. Design a search engine and write the data structure code.

  2. Design Google Photos.

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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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