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.
The unexpected question was to implement merge sort in Java.
The following metrics were computed from 3,728 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in United States.
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in United States.