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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 12, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Applied through referral for a recent grad position.

Firstly, I received a phone call from the recruiter.

I took two online coding tests (didn't do well).

I took a month to prepare and only then scheduled the phone screen.

I took the phone screen, and the interviewer was helpful.

They started by asking about me and for a general introduction to what I was working on.

For the rest of the time, I spoke most of the time, and the interviewer didn't seem to have many questions, only answering any clarifications I had. It was good.

There were two questions during the phone screen: one was like a warm-up, and the second was a bit more challenging. I was glad I was able to attempt and complete both. I'm not sure if the second solution was completely correct, but I spoke out my approach and explained after every problem I solved. I felt I did fairly well, but didn't pass through. I think my online tests were also part of the decision-making.

Questions

Tree recursion question, bit manipulation related question

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3,820 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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