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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2014
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone Interview

First, he asked me some questions about projects on my resume. These were some low-level questions.

Then came the coding portion: merging intervals, which is a LeetCode problem.

After that, I asked him some questions.

In one word: it's not enough to just practice algorithm questions!

Questions

Merge Intervals LeetCode

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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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