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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2015
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Process

I obtained the interview opportunity through an employee referral. After approximately three weeks, I contacted my recruiter and then scheduled two consecutive phone interviews. I had two phone interviews with Google.

Because my focus is on Machine Learning:

  • In the first interview, I was asked a coding problem and an open-ended problem about Machine Learning.
  • In the second interview, I was asked two coding problems.

One week later, I received an email stating that I had passed the interview.

Questions

Three coding problems, all about basic algorithms and data structures.

Another open-ended Machine Learning problem, but also basic.

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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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