Software Engineering Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
I completed a phone screen with a recruiter and then participated in a more in-depth technical interview over the phone. The recruiter phone screen was quite simple, focusing mostly on my interests. The technical interview was with a software engineer who seemed like a good interviewer, though our interests didn't overlap. I was interested in machine learning, but he quizzed me on software engineering skills. He liked me and recommended hiring me, but we couldn't find a suitable role within the machine learning teams.
Questions
One thing asked was how I would design a search engine, purely based on finding words in a document. Issues like scalability were the main topic of discussion.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineering role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineering interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Google Work Experiences
- 2.0Excellent place for an internship, not so well for full timeSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeNovember 23, 2017Pros: - Really fun place. - Very good benefits (free food, gym, massage, monthly bus ticket, events). - Smart people all around. - Good SWE practices. - Good compensation and good career opportunities.Cons: Everyone is on their own (no teamwork), and your teammates really don't care about you (although they try hard to look like they do, which is "extremely" bad). Google becomes the only thing in your life after some time; they try to make you live on campus by strategically providing everything you need, resulting in a bad work/life balance. People are not passionate about what they do; most of them are actually bored, which affects you as well after some time. Most projects have little impact or provide little real-life value. All in all, it's definitely not a place for people with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 28, 2023Pros: Good benefits. Great people. Awesome food.Cons: The process for new feature development is too complicated. Leadership is not good.
- 4.0Flexible Hours, Low PaySoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeAdelaide, South Australia, AustraliaJune 4, 2022Pros: Flexible work time and comfortable environmentCons: Low salary and difficult to promote.
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