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Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience

February 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied for this job and was contacted by a recruiter a month later.

He set up two technical interviews back-to-back and allowed me to choose the date.

Both interviews were technical screens (conducted via Google Hangouts), lasted approximately 45 minutes, and followed an identical structure:

  • The first 3-4 minutes involved the interviewer introducing themselves and letting you briefly introduce yourself.
  • Then, they asked one programming question.
  • You were required to code your solution in a Google Doc so the interviewer could see your performance.
  • After coding, you discussed potential bugs and the time/space complexity of your solution (pay attention to this; it's really important).

Questions

Some basic questions.

In the solution, you just need to apply some rule to change the array order.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 58 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineering Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

34%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive69%
Neutral29%
Negative2%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineering Intern interview process in United States.

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