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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It was a phone screen interview. The interviewer asked me questions regarding my interests, my favorite programming language, algorithms, and projects I had previously worked on. The interview was mainly conversational.

Questions

The unexpected question was to implement merge sort in Java.

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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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