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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Invited to interview after the Foobar Challenge.

Had a brief non-technical phone call with a recruiter about my resume and the interview process.

Then, a 45-minute technical interview where I spoke on the phone with the interviewer and wrote code on a shared Google Doc.

Heard about two weeks later that they were deciding not to move forward.

Questions

Short question about an integer array.

Object-oriented class design question.

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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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