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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Apply through unvi. Contacted by HR. Provide dates for telephonic interview. Schedule the interview.

Two back-to-back interviews of 45 minutes each, both technical:

  • One hard
  • One moderate

Telephonic interview: Two technical rounds:

  1. Tortoise traveling
  2. Island problem

Questions

  1. Tortoise traveling: need to apply OOP concepts. Simple problem.

  2. Island problem: Island problem with a little variation.

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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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