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Software Engineering Interview Experience

October 1, 2013
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Process

The first round was at my school. We completed 3 interviews, which were about 30 minutes each, testing my ability to code on the fly in my choice of programming language (Java, C++, Python, or Go if you know it).

After passing this round of interviews, I entered a project matching interview process. This involved 30-minute phone interviews with potential hosts.

Questions

Design an algorithm that sorts an array of characters in O(n*log(n)) time.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 123 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineering role in United States.

Success Rate

26%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral24%
Negative9%

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

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