Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
October 15, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, it was two coding challenges using an online editor. After that, two phone interviews of 1-hour length each. Each call consisted of one coding problem of medium difficulty.
Questions
Matrix and algorithms manipulation question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive71%
Neutral29%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
March 9, 2023
Pros: Friendly coworkers.
Respectful environment.
Insane benefits.
Cons: Slow! Bureaucratic! Frustrating.
Difficult to get promoted, impossible to move laterally.
5.0
Everything is good
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
December 25, 2024
Pros: Everyone is kind, friendly, and likes to share information.
Cons: Work-life balance may need to improve.
5.0
Great company with some culture flaws
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
September 24, 2017
Pros: What they say is true. It's a great place to work. Compensation and work/life balance are excellent. Colleagues are top-notch engineers. Decision-making is mostly sound.
Cons: Google has become a bit overly politicized. Communication over internal messaging often carries a disrespectful tone. People pass this off as openness and transparency, but this stuff could be communicated much more professionally. Blunt is okay, rude is not.
All that said, the culture issues are macro-level. Within teams, people are almost always respectful of each other. It's a quite good environment.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesMarch 9, 2023Pros: Friendly coworkers. Respectful environment. Insane benefits.Cons: Slow! Bureaucratic! Frustrating. Difficult to get promoted, impossible to move laterally.
- 5.0Everything is goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesDecember 25, 2024Pros: Everyone is kind, friendly, and likes to share information.Cons: Work-life balance may need to improve.
- 5.0Great company with some culture flawsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2017Pros: What they say is true. It's a great place to work. Compensation and work/life balance are excellent. Colleagues are top-notch engineers. Decision-making is mostly sound.Cons: Google has become a bit overly politicized. Communication over internal messaging often carries a disrespectful tone. People pass this off as openness and transparency, but this stuff could be communicated much more professionally. Blunt is okay, rude is not. All that said, the culture issues are macro-level. Within teams, people are almost always respectful of each other. It's a quite good environment.
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