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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 9, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first phone interview asked about the online questionnaire.

The other two interviews were technical, where they asked one or two coding questions.

They ran through an example and asked for the high-level design of the algorithm.

I was asked to write the code for my algorithm and then determine the Big O run time.

Questions

Write a function to determine if two intervals intersect.

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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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