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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 25, 2016
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Process

On-campus interview.

Two back-to-back interviewers.

One tested mostly coding aptitude. The other tested mostly algorithms/data structures questions.

No particular language was required. The material covered what a basic undergraduate algorithms/data structures course would.

Questions

Needed to pseudo-code a sorting algorithm.

Basic questions about binary search trees/heaps.

Few questions about NP-hardness.

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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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