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Software Engineering Interview Experience

October 1, 2015
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Process

After talking to recruiters and engineers at campus events and a career fair, I applied online. Less than a month later, I got two back-to-back, one-hour phone interviews. We used Google Docs for the coding platform. The questions I was asked were vague, though not difficult, and the interviewers were not extremely helpful in clarifying points of confusion. In one interview, I received one question, and in the other, I received two.

After the interviews, I entered the project search phase. After two and a half months, I secured an interview with a host and received an offer shortly thereafter.

Questions

I was asked three coding questions, as well as questions about my resume.

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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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