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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through the college career fair and online.

After a coding sample with two questions, I had a phone interview with two recruiters. Each interview lasted an hour and involved solving problems.

I was also asked some hardware-related questions, given that I'm a C programmer.

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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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