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Software Engineer (University Grad) Interview Experience

October 23, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I didn't make it past the first phone screening, which surprised me. While I didn't have my hopes up for getting an on-site interview, I at least expected to reach the second phone interview.

The recruiters were very friendly and nice, and genuinely seemed to want me to do well.

My opinion on the actual interviewer was neutral, bordering on negative. It wasn't that he was rude or dismissive, but rather how uninterested he seemed during the interview.

I also didn't like the interview question, though it was fair for a phone screening. Mine was BFS-related in a matrix, but I won't get into details as they'll likely reuse it.

I ran out of time while coding in the document, so we couldn't discuss code errors, runtime, trade-offs, etc., which I thought was somewhat unfair. I'd rather have half-finished code while being able to demonstrate what I could have done, rather than only having somewhat complete code to show.

Questions

Had to implement BFS in an m x n matrix.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (University Grad) role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (University Grad) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (University Grad) interview process in United States.

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