Process
2 45-minute technical interviews (either on-campus or on the phone).
A week or two later, a recruiter informs you if you've advanced to the host-matching process.
If you advance, you'll fill out a preference form detailing your interests, skills, and location preferences.
Potential managers or hosts will review your information and may conduct a 30-minute interview if they are interested. During this interview, they will describe the project, and you'll have an opportunity to ask questions.
Potential managers will then inform the recruiter if they wish to move forward with you.
Subsequently, you can decide whether to proceed with the proposed team. If not, you will wait for other potential managers to contact you.
It's important to note that there are instances where candidates in the host-matching stage do not receive a match.
Questions
Binary search, anagrams, and binary trees
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineering interview process in United States.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Team, High TalentSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeAugust 19, 2018Pros: Nice people to work with.Cons: Easy to replace, as the team is full of superstars.
- 4.0Review on GoogleSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 29, 2024Pros: A good salary for all employees.Cons: Lack of free time activity
- 4.0Great benefits. The people depend on the groupSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesDecember 17, 2008Pros: Everyone knows they have great benefits. Apart from that, they also have an amazing amount of resources, excellent process guidelines, and great information sources to improve in your work. The people are really talented, and most are willing to help you. If you land in a good group, you'll have a dream job. If not, you'll be stuck in a regular job, but it will still have a lot of great things attached to it, so how is it worse or different than other jobs? The food is as great or better than what people say about it. The weather in Mountain View also helps.Cons: People really do feel entitled. I've seen some of the pettiest, most childish, and selfish behavior from Googlers. Of course, they're not all like that, but it can get embarrassing to watch. Also, some groups really do behave like a bunch of college freshmen or even preschoolers. For people who have a few more years of experience, I doubt they will find this to be a comfortable work environment. Some people really do consider themselves to be superior to others just because they work there.
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