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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I started with campus recruiting, but I haven't heard back in two months.

Then, I applied through a friend's referral. I only completed the phone interview but failed to pass it. I know there's an onsite interview afterwards, but I wasn't able to get one.

Questions

Some basic sorting algorithms and data structures.

Easy, but you need to consider a lot of boundary conditions.

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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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