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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2009
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Process

I was interviewed by two Google employees, for an hour each.

I was in a small room with a whiteboard and was asked to write the solutions to various coding questions.

The second interviewer also left some time for me to ask her about what it was like to work at Google.

Questions

Write a program that generates the power set of a set of numbers.

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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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