Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - New York, New York
July 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
5 interviews: 1 coding 2 system design 2 management
- Fairly tough coding problem that involved backtracking, but I was able to crack the methodology; I did not finish the complete coding.
- System design interviews were also reasonably tough, but I thought I did one very well; I was not sure about the second one.
- Management interviews: I did very well.
Questions
Describe a project that you delivered as a manager.
Lots of follow-up questions on the same.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineering Manager role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineering Manager interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Great place but beware layoffs
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 15, 2024
Pros: Perks, Compensation, Office, Technical Challenges, people working on the products
Cons: Leadership is terrible; the layoffs are evidence of this.
2.0
Nobody does anything, and nobody cares
Software Engineering Manager • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 1, 2022
Pros: Working at Google is extremely chill.
The work/life balance is great (although beware meetings with other timezones), and there is a lot of flexibility.
The expectations are almost nil. It's impossible to get fired unless you completely stop showing up.
The benefits and pay are good (not the best in the industry, but better than most).
Some of the older technology was (and sometimes still is) genuinely groundbreaking. You can learn a lot by studying it. If you're an engineer, find someone senior who has been there for 10+ years to learn from. Most of those people are extremely impressive if they haven't left yet.
Cons: Most of the senior leadership changed from 2015 to about 2018. The new people are the most "meh," uninspiring bunch of caretakers I've ever seen. Above director level, leadership seems to only care about PR and cutting costs. Nobody has any kind of product vision or the guts to try anything new. Any innovative product someone manages to produce gets killed immediately. Any new acquisitions get bogged down in senseless bureaucracy.
The old leadership leaving triggered a chain reaction that's still ongoing and has now reached tech lead and line manager levels. Most of the best people left or mostly checked out.
There's nothing wrong with wanting a simple 9-5 job, but Google today is something else. It's soul-crushing how much nobody cares anymore and how disincentivized you are from actually trying to ship a product for end-users. If you actually try to get anything done, you will be the only one, and it'll suck life out of you.
On paper, this might sound like a nice, chill gig, but human beings are not meant to do nothing. The complete lack of goals or vision in the company will start getting to you sooner or later, and it is depressing.
Consider: this is a well-funded business with lots of infrastructure and resources, and the leadership chooses to do absolutely nothing with them.
5.0
Great, no complaints
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 23, 2021
Pros: Great place. I have no complaints.
Cons: No cons that I can think of.
- 4.0Great place but beware layoffsSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 15, 2024Pros: Perks, Compensation, Office, Technical Challenges, people working on the productsCons: Leadership is terrible; the layoffs are evidence of this.
- 2.0Nobody does anything, and nobody caresSoftware Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 1, 2022Pros: Working at Google is extremely chill. The work/life balance is great (although beware meetings with other timezones), and there is a lot of flexibility. The expectations are almost nil. It's impossible to get fired unless you completely stop showing up. The benefits and pay are good (not the best in the industry, but better than most). Some of the older technology was (and sometimes still is) genuinely groundbreaking. You can learn a lot by studying it. If you're an engineer, find someone senior who has been there for 10+ years to learn from. Most of those people are extremely impressive if they haven't left yet.Cons: Most of the senior leadership changed from 2015 to about 2018. The new people are the most "meh," uninspiring bunch of caretakers I've ever seen. Above director level, leadership seems to only care about PR and cutting costs. Nobody has any kind of product vision or the guts to try anything new. Any innovative product someone manages to produce gets killed immediately. Any new acquisitions get bogged down in senseless bureaucracy. The old leadership leaving triggered a chain reaction that's still ongoing and has now reached tech lead and line manager levels. Most of the best people left or mostly checked out. There's nothing wrong with wanting a simple 9-5 job, but Google today is something else. It's soul-crushing how much nobody cares anymore and how disincentivized you are from actually trying to ship a product for end-users. If you actually try to get anything done, you will be the only one, and it'll suck life out of you. On paper, this might sound like a nice, chill gig, but human beings are not meant to do nothing. The complete lack of goals or vision in the company will start getting to you sooner or later, and it is depressing. Consider: this is a well-funded business with lots of infrastructure and resources, and the leadership chooses to do absolutely nothing with them.
- 5.0Great, no complaintsSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 23, 2021Pros: Great place. I have no complaints.Cons: No cons that I can think of.
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