Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Munich, Germany
March 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Phone call with the recruiter
- Phone screen: coding interview
- Interviews via Google Meet:
- 2x System Design
- 1x Code Review
- 1x Technical leadership
- 1x People Leadership
The recruiter was very flexible in scheduling the interviews. I was able to take several weeks for preparation, which was time well spent.
Feedback and next steps were always provided by scheduling a short phone call. This could have also been done easily via email.
Questions
The typical coding and system design topics at Big Tech
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Software Engineering Manager role in Munich, Bavaria.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in Munich, Bavaria is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineering Manager interview process in Munich, Bavaria.
Google Work Experiences
2.0
Lots of politics and internal competition
Software Engineering Manager • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
April 28, 2023
Pros: Excellent tooling, systems, and engineering-driven culture.
Cons: Lots of politics and competition between engineering managers to compete over projects. The technical skills are still important, but they get overshadowed by the political skills.
5.0
A good company to work with
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
September 11, 2020
Pros: Well-designed career development, great variety of internal job opportunities, and great benefits.
Cons: Intensive and need to work overtime, time to time, in order to keep up the pace.
5.0
Great perks and great people
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
September 19, 2020
Pros: Working with smart, thoughtful people. Strong culture of doing the right thing, even if it is hard or time-consuming. Takes care of and listens to its employees.
Cons: To improve consistency and fairness, important decisions such as hiring and promotion are made in committees, which can be slow and require a lot of work.
As a large company, team culture can vary.
- 2.0Lots of politics and internal competitionSoftware Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 28, 2023Pros: Excellent tooling, systems, and engineering-driven culture.Cons: Lots of politics and competition between engineering managers to compete over projects. The technical skills are still important, but they get overshadowed by the political skills.
- 5.0A good company to work withSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeSeptember 11, 2020Pros: Well-designed career development, great variety of internal job opportunities, and great benefits.Cons: Intensive and need to work overtime, time to time, in order to keep up the pace.
- 5.0Great perks and great peopleSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 19, 2020Pros: Working with smart, thoughtful people. Strong culture of doing the right thing, even if it is hard or time-consuming. Takes care of and listens to its employees.Cons: To improve consistency and fairness, important decisions such as hiring and promotion are made in committees, which can be slow and require a lot of work. As a large company, team culture can vary.
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