Software Engineer Interview Experience - Zürich, Switzerland
Process
The very next day after applying on the company website, I got a call from one of their recruiters.
We scheduled a first on-screen hangout.
After that, we scheduled a technical interview with a Google engineer on-screen via a shared drive document, lasting about 45 minutes. I decided to take one week between the first general interview and the second technical one in order to study.
Questions
To implement in Java a Breadth-First Search (BFS) on an NxN char grid to find the shortest path to a desired char, starting from a random position.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 41 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Zürich, Zurich.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Zürich, Zurich is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Zürich, Zurich.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Best place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeZürich, Zurich, SwitzerlandMarch 27, 2021Pros: Salary, benefits, work environment, management.Cons: Can't think of any disadvantage.
- 4.0Flexible, Free Food, Hard WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 3, 2012Pros: Google has a pretty flexible working environment. Google also has free food. That's good.Cons: Workload in Google is kind of full. You have to work very hard to get good performance.
- 4.0Slow career growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesApril 19, 2025Pros: Free food, work-life balance in some teams.Cons: Very slow career growth. Learning opportunities are limited.
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